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

Quote by James Boswell

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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.

I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I...

I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I...

I have found you an argument; I am not obliged to find you an understanding.

I have found you an argument; I am not obliged to find you an understanding.

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 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...

We must take our friends as they are.

We must take our friends as they are.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities, But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities, But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

A friend is someone who, upon seeing another friend in immense pain, Would rather be...

A friend is someone who, upon seeing another friend in immense pain, Would rather be...

The problem with loving is that pets don't last long enough and people last too...

The problem with loving is that pets don't last long enough and people last too...