An attitude of philosophic doubt, of suspended judgment, is repugnant to the natural man. Belief is an independent joy to him.

The elder died during celebrations to mark the end of the First World War when a William Mintoll misfired. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen and spent a year at Merton College Oxford. Life
He was born at Auchintoul Aberdeenshire.

William Minto (10 October 1845 – 1 March 1893) was a Scottish man of letters.