James Boswell

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

— James Boswell

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Nay, Sir, it was not the WINE that made your head ache, but the SENSE that I put into it' 'What, Sir! will sense make the head ache?' 'Yes, Sir, (with a smile,) when it is not used to it. ↗

— James Boswell

#wine #life

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

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

— James Boswell

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

— James Boswell

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

— James Boswell

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

— James Boswell

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

— James Boswell

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

— James Boswell

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

— James Boswell

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