"Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so……" — James Boswell
"Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it."
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James Boswell
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56 Quotes by James Boswell
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A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable…
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I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said…
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If a man who is born to a fortune cannot make himself easier and freer than those who are not,…
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When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.
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A woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinter legs. It is not done well; but you are…
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What a curious creature is man; with what a variety of powers and faculties is he endued; yet how easily…
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The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.
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Dr. Johnson ... sometimes employed himself in chymistry, sometimes in watering and pruning a vine, and sometimes in small experiments,…
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Buffon, who, with all his theoretical ingenuity and extraordinary eloquence, I suspect had little actual information in the science on…
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We often observe in lawyers, who as Quicquid agunt homines is the matter of law suits, are sometimes obliged to…
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No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must…
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Wine makes a man better pleased with himself. I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.…
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