Category - James Boswell

Discover the thoughtful and inspirational Quotes of James Boswell, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history.
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James Boswell

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

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James Boswell

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

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James Boswell

If venereal delight and the power of propagating the species were permitted only to the virtuous, it would make the world very good.

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James Boswell

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

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James Boswell

For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.

– James Boswell

James Boswell

We must take our friends as they are.

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James Boswell

A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion.

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James Boswell

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

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James Boswell

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

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James Boswell

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.

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James Boswell

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

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James Boswell

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

– James Boswell

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