Francis Jeffrey
Francis Jeffrey
Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffreywas a Scottish judge and literary critic...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth23 October 1773
beware doubtful minds prejudices
Beware prejudices. They are like rats, and men's minds are like traps; prejudices get in easily, but it is doubtful if they ever get out.
man respecting strength
There is nothing respecting which a man may be so long unconscious as of the extent and strength of his prejudices.
good
Good will, like a good name, is got by many actions, and lost by one.
complaints-and-complaining inferior sign souls surest symptom taken tendency whining
The tendency to whining and complaining may be taken as the surest sign symptom of little souls and inferior intellects.