Quote by James Boswell
For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry s

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

Other quotes by James Boswell

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

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Choice
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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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Sisters
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Humor
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Ive learned to have a sense of humor about myself. Lord knows everyone else does! – Debbie Gibson

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Humor

Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor. – Terrence Howard

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Humor

With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a sense of humor. – Patrick Wilson

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Humor

All the people who follow me on Twitter know my sense of humor. I sometimes forget the blogosphere will give it more weight than I intended. – Kurt Sutter

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Humor

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I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty. – Imelda Marcos

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funny

Ive been looking at some video clips on YouTube of President Obama – then candidate Obama – going through Iowa making promises. The gap between his promises and his performance is the largest Ive seen, well, since the Kardashian wedding and the promise of til death do we part. – Mitt Romney

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Death

Now it is established in the sciences that no knowledge is acquired save through the study of its causes and beginnings, if it has had causes and beginnings nor completed except by knowledge of its accidents and accompanying essentials. – Avicenna

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Knowledge

“Take your shoes off,” purred the ocean waves. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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Water