Quotes about James Boswell

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

#James Boswell

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

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

#James Boswell

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

#James Boswell

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

#James Boswell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#James Boswell