English: Portrait of Walter Scott (1771 – 1832), novelist and poet, oil on canvas, 76.20 x 63.50 cm (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“I begin to find . . . that too good a character is inconvenient.” — Sir Walter Scott
(Might as well be a dog! Well okay, maybe not to that extreme. But . . . trying to be a saint is just more work than it’s worth. So, just be well . . . and do good.) — YUR
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Hehe, solved the Cryptoquote without cheating, and tried to determine if Sir Walter really said it. Your blog was at the top of the list, but not e.g. wikiquote. Turns out Sir Walter did reference (paraphrase?) it in his journal of Nov 28, 1825, but attributes it to Joseph Surface. Nice blog.
Very cool, Gerrit. Thanks, man. Feel free to check in as you like. — YUR