"One must be strict even in little things." — James Boswell

"One must be strict even in little things."

— James Boswell

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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.…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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