I went to my father's at night. He spoke of poor John [Boswell's brother] with disgust. I was shocked and said, "He's your son, and God made him." He answered very harshly, "If my sons are idiots, can I help it?
If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous. - James Boswell
If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous.
- James Boswell
The man who stops making new friends eventually will have none. - James Boswell
The man who stops making new friends eventually will have none.
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. - James Boswell
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.
The connection between authors, printers, and booksellers must be kept up. - James Boswell
The connection between authors, printers, and booksellers must be kept up.
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 liquor… - James Boswell
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 liquor…
The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man. - James Boswell
The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.
Friendship, "the wine of life," should, like a well-stocked cellar, be continually renewed. - James Boswell
Friendship, "the wine of life," should, like a well-stocked cellar, be continually renewed.
It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever be… - James Boswell
It is wonderful that five thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever be…
What a curious creature is man; with what a variety of powers and faculties is he endued; yet how easily is he disturbed and put out of order. - James Boswell
What a curious creature is man; with what a variety of powers and faculties is he endued; yet how easily is he disturbed and put out of order.
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