[Verginius Rufus]

Samuel Johnson in his Dictionary (1755) defines "Oats" as follows:

"A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people."

[Menes]

Yes, and a witty Scotsman replied to an Englishman, who had been telling him this:“Sure, this is the reason that English horses and Scottish men are the best in the world.“

I had to smile 😀