James Boswell Quotes

Search more than 36,000 Quotes by over 6,000 Authors.

FEATURED

AUTHORS

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Famous American poet, essayist and philosopher.

View Quotes >>

Marilyn Monroe

Famous American actress, model and singer.

View Quotes >>

Albert Einstein

German-born mathematician and theoretical physicist.

If you like this page, please
share it with your friends!

James Boswell Quotes

Showing: 11 - 16 James Boswell Quotes of 16

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

James Boswell

Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it.

James Boswell

If a man who is born to a fortune cannot make himself easier and freer than those who are not, he gains nothing.

James Boswell

The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

James Boswell

Many infidels have maintained that Ignorance is the mother of Devotion.

James Boswell

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

James Boswell

Browse Page(s):

Life Quote

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

- Walt Disney

Relationship Quote

Never have a companion who casts you in the shade.

- Baltasar Gracian

People Quote

The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.

- Maya Angelou

Love Quote

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.

- Elbert Hubbard

Wisdom Quote

Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.

- Bob Marley

Home Page About Project Link to Us Tell a Friend Contact Us Privacy Policy Copyright Statement

All quotations on this website are the property and copyright of their respective authors. All quotations are provided for educational and informational purposes only.