"Influence must ever be in proportion to property;……" — James Boswell
"Influence must ever be in proportion to property; and it is right it should."
—
James Boswell
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
56 Quotes by James Boswell
James Boswell has 56 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable…
-
I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said…
-
If a man who is born to a fortune cannot make himself easier and freer than those who are not,…
-
When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.
-
A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinter legs. It is not done well; but you are…
-
What a curious creature is man; with what a variety of powers and faculties is he endued; yet how easily…
-
The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.
-
Dr. Johnson ... sometimes employed himself in chymistry, sometimes in watering and pruning a vine, and sometimes in small experiments,…
-
Buffon, who, with all his theoretical ingenuity and extraordinary eloquence, I suspect had little actual information in the science on…
-
We often observe in lawyers, who as Quicquid agunt homines is the matter of law suits, are sometimes obliged to…
-
No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must…
-
Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.…
See all 56 quotes by James Boswell »
More Influence Quotes
This quote is filed under Influence Quotes,
one of 3,440 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as…
— Mary Kay Ash
-
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted…
— Charles Babbage
-
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture.
— Michele Bachmann
-
My first influence obviously was Picasso.
— David Bailey
-
As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey;…
— Cleveland Abbe
-
A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to…
— Honore de Balzac
-
I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you.
— Eric Bana
-
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
— Henry Adams
-
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by…
— Henry Adams
-
I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the…
— Jose Manuel Barroso
-
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
— John Quincy Adams
-
You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my…
— Scott Adams
See all 3,440 Influence Quotes »