 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...meet and cozen young gentlemen out of all their money. — Life of Lord Herbert of Ckerbury. MCXXXVL If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances...life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man should keep his friendship in constant repair. — Johnson, How is it possible to expect that mankind... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 570 pages
...creep gently to a height; if it rush to it, it may soon run itself out of breath. . —Johnson. JF a man does not make new Acquaintance as he advances...life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man should keep his Friendship in constant repair. , — Goldsmith. 'THERE are few subjects which have... | |
 | James Boswell - 1858 - 482 pages
...are cold and dull. The proposition which I have now endeavoured to illustrate was, at a subsequent period of his life, the opinion of Johnson himself....Sir Joshua Reynolds, " If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1860 - 960 pages
...hour, than before. The proposition which I have now endeavoured to illustrate was, at a subsequent ns ! for which he was so remarkably ready. Johnson having now lile were very opposite to his, but who was ever eminent for literature and vivacity, sallied forth... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1860 - 496 pages
...are cold and dull. The proposition which I have now endeavoured to illustrate was, at a subsequent period of his life, the opinion of Johnson himself....Sir Joshua Reynolds, " If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should... | |
 | Jacob Lowres - 1862 - 192 pages
...two discourse, if the one's anger rise, The man who lets the contest fall is wise. — Plutarch. 8. If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances...through life, he will soon find himself left alone. — Johnson. 9. Well-sounding verses are the charms we use, Heroic thoughts and virtue to infuse. —... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...still. IT has been long observed, that men do not suspect faults which they do not commit. — 95. IF a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances...soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep hia friendship in constant repair.— 98. His defence of tea against Air. Jonas Hanway's violent attack... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1867 - 158 pages
...till you find reason to hate him ; you hate the other till you find reason to love him. ACQUAINTANCE. If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances...should keep his friendship in constant repair. THE MAGNITUDE OF LONDON. If you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not... | |
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 pages
...his life, the opinion of Johnson himself. Hesaid to Sir Joshua Keynolds, ' If a man does not make now acquaintance as he advances through life, he will...literature and vivacity, sallied forth with a little jeu d'esprit upon the following passage in his Grammar of the English Tongue, prefixed to the Dictionary... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 pages
...arc cold and dull. The proposition which I have now endeavoured to illustrate was, at a subsequent period of his life, the opinion of Johnson himself....friendship in constant repair.' The celebrated Mr. "\Vilkes, whose notions and habits of life were very opposite to his, but who was ever eminent for... | |
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If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.' The celebrated Mr Wilkes, whose notions and habits of life were very opposite to his,... 
