A Sceptick therefore, who because he finds that Truths are not universally received, doubts of their existence, is just as foolish as a man who should try large shoes upon little feet, and little shoes upon large feet, and finding that they did not fit.
James BoswellA page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion.
James BoswellI suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of that fragrant leaf than Johnson.
James BoswellA woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinter legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to see it done at all.
James Boswell