John Gibson Lockhart was a Scottish writer and editor. He is best known as the author of the definitive biography of Sir Walter Scott. This biography has been called the second most admirable in the English language, after Boswell's Life of Johnson.
To the very last, he [Napolean] had a kind of idea, that, namely, of "la carriere ouverte aux talents"--the tools to him that can handle them. Ability Quotes, by John Gibson Lockhart , Source: Sir Walter Scott, in the "London and Westminister Review" 0 out of 5 stars0 votes
To the very last, he [Napolean] had a kind of idea, that, namely, of "la carriere ouverte aux talents"--the tools to him that can handle them.
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