Quote by James Boswell
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character

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

Other quotes by James Boswell

For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. – James Boswell

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I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. – James Boswell

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Thus we see that the all important thing is not killing or giving life, drinking or not drinking, living in the town or the country, being unlucky or lucky, winning or losing. It is how we win, how we lose, how we live or die, finally, how we choose. – R. H. Blyth

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Choice

He tells himself over and over again in any choice presented to him, Prefer the hard. This holds good not only in great matters, but also in very small, in fighting by the frozen Danube and in starting the day early. – Marcus Aurelius

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Choice

Every street has two sides, the shady side and the sunny. When two men shake hands and part, mark which of the two takes the sunny side; he will be the younger man of the two. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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Choice

Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something. Where are your choices taking your life? What do your behaviors demonstrate that you are saying yes or no to in life? – Eric Allenbaugh

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