Among Scotch qualities, the deepest rooted, apart from the fear
of God, is sentiment. And yet we do not receive credit for it
because we have not sentimentalism, which is the caricature and
ghost of sentiment. The sentiment of the Scotch is of the heart
and not of the lips. If I saw a couple of Scotchmen kissing
each other good-by, I wouldn’t lend five shillings to either
of them. It is not an uncommon thing to see such an exhibition
among Italians. I do not blame them. They are as God made them
and so they must be. People doubt whether we have any sentiment
at all. Some think we are hard-hearted and cold-blooded. Our
manner is less than genial and not effusive. Our misfortune is
not to be able to express our feelings. This inability is allied
to our strength; strong people conceal their feelings.--JOHN
WATSON.
(1089)
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