Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page James Boswell Quote “Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.” ~ James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791 Experimentation , Learning , Proverbs , Reason , Wisdom Ratings and Comments SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This James Boswell quote is found in these categories: Experimentation quotes Learning quotes Proverbs quotes Reason quotes Wisdom quotes About James Boswell Bio of James Boswell Quotations by James Boswell Books by/about James Boswell James Boswell videos James Boswell on Wikipedia Astrological chart for James Boswell