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Quotation from The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell

“A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.”

James Boswell (spoken by Samuel Johnson)

The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1755 (Aetat. 46) (Project Gutenberg #1564 (Osgood abridgment, 1917))

Portrait of James Boswell

Said to Sir Joshua Reynolds, after observing that a man who makes no new acquaintance will soon be left alone.

Citation: "A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair." — James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, 1755 (Aetat. 46) (Project Gutenberg #1564 (Osgood abridgment, 1917)). (id boswell-life-of-johnson-q3)

Virtues: Friendship

Portrait: James Boswell of Auchinleck, Joshua Reynolds, Public domain.

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