I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am

Quote by James Boswell

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A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may...

A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may...

I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of this fragrant leaf...

I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of this fragrant leaf...

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides,...

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides,...

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on...

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on...

He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be...

For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be...

A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.

A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.

We must take our friends as they are.

We must take our friends as they are.

It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy.

It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy.

A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves...

A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves...

The Irish ignore anything they can't drink or punch.

The Irish ignore anything they can't drink or punch.

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on...

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on...

VIf venereal delight and the power of propagating the species were permitted only to the...

VIf venereal delight and the power of propagating the species were permitted only to the...

I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its...

I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its...

What an insignificant life is this which I am now leading!

What an insignificant life is this which I am now leading!

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel...

We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel...

There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends.

There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends.

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of...

Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of...

Anyone can be an ACE: Attitude + Commitment = Excellence

Anyone can be an ACE: Attitude + Commitment = Excellence