James Boswell quotes - page 2

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. (James Boswell)
It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy. View quote
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A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. View quote
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Quoting: "Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves. View quote
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. View quote
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If venereal delight and the power of propagating the species were permitted only to the virtuous, it would make the world very good. View quote
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A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion. View quote
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I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of this fragrant leaf than did Johnson. View quote
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What an insignificant life is this which I am now leading! View quote
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