18 ordspråk av James Boswell

James Boswell

James Boswell

James Boswell föddes den 29 oktober 1740 och dog den 19 maj 1795 - English biographer
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A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself

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

Boswell: "Pray, Sir, do you not suppose that there are fifty women in the world, with any one of whom a man may be as happy, as with any one woman in particular?" Johnson: "Ay, Sir, fifty thousand

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

Being asked by a young nobleman, what was become of the gallantry and military spirit of the old English nobility, (Johnson) replied, "Why, my Lord, I'll tell you what is become of it; it is gone into the city to look for a fortune

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

A Sceptick therefore, who because he finds that Truths are not universally received, doubts of their existence, is just as foolish as a man who should try large shoes upon little feet, and little shoes upon large feet, and finding that they did not f

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

I find I journalize too tediously. Let me try to abbreviate.

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.

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

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

I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy.

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

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

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