Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on. — Christian Nestell Bovee Fame Copy Share Image
Galileo called doubt the father of invention; it is certainly the pioneer. — Christian Nestell Bovee Doubt Copy Share Image
Truth comes to us from the past, as gold is washed down from the mountains of Sierra Nevada, in minute but precious… — Christian Nestell Bovee Century Copy Share Image
A great destiny needs a generous diet.... What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni! — Christian Nestell Bovee Destiny Copy Share Image
When we get tired of enjoying all the pleasures within our reach, we have still a resource in thinking of others that… — Christian Nestell Bovee Enjoy Copy Share Image
Pride is like the beautiful acacia, that lifts its head proudly above its neighbor plants-forgetting that it too, like them, has its… — Christian Nestell Bovee Acacia Copy Share Image
We repose too much upon the actual, when we should be seeking to develop the possibilities of our being. It is true… — Christian Nestell Bovee Accomplished Copy Share Image
Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time. — Christian Nestell Bovee Inspirational Copy Share Image
Successful minds work like a gimlet--to a single point. — Christian Nestell Bovee Concentration Copy Share Image
There is, indeed, no wild beast more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate. — Christian Nestell Bovee Beast Copy Share Image
To vindicate the sanctity of human life by taking it is an outrage upon reason. The spectacle of a human being dangling… — Christian Nestell Bovee Capital punishment Copy Share Image
The method of the critic is to balance praises with censure, and thus to do justice to the subject and--his own discrimination. — Christian Nestell Bovee Balance Copy Share Image
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon. — Christian Nestell Bovee Deceit Copy Share Image
A mother's love is indeed the golden link that binds youth to age; and he is still but a child, however time… — Christian Nestell Bovee Age Copy Share Image
Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys. — Christian Nestell Bovee Bears Copy Share Image
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues. — Christian Nestell Bovee Character Copy Share Image
We absolve a friend from gratitude when we remind him of a favor. — Christian Nestell Bovee Favors Copy Share Image
It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it… — Christian Nestell Bovee Character Copy Share Image
It is with charity as with money--the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away. — Christian Nestell Bovee Charity Copy Share Image
Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it. — Christian Nestell Bovee Discretion Copy Share Image
The language of the heart--the language which "comes from the heart" and "goes to the heart"--is always simple, always graceful, and always… — Christian Nestell Bovee Art Copy Share Image
What a position of transcendent horror must that be, where the perpetrator of a great crime, till then a stranger to positive… — Christian Nestell Bovee Brotherhood Copy Share Image
A profusion of fancies and quotations is out of place in a love-letter. True feeling is always direct, and never deviates into… — Christian Nestell Bovee Deviate Copy Share Image
Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them. — Christian Nestell Bovee Confession Copy Share Image
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination. — Christian Nestell Bovee Anxiety Copy Share Image
