Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate… — Christian Nestell Bovee Appreciation Copy Share Image
He must put his whole life into his work, who would do it well, and make it potential to influence other lives. — Christian Nestell Bovee Influence Copy Share Image
Many an honest man practices upon himself an amount of deceit sufficient, if practised upon another, and in a little different way,… — Christian Nestell Bovee Amount Copy Share Image
The cause of laziness is physiological; it is an infirmity of the constitution, and its victim is as much to be pitied… — Christian Nestell Bovee Causes Copy Share Image
Resentments, carried too far, expose us to a fate analogous to that of the fish-hawk, when he strikes his talons too deep… — Christian Nestell Bovee Anger Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised. — Christian Nestell Bovee Enthusiasm Copy Share Image
Besides the five senses, there is a sixth sense, of equal importance--the sense of duty. — Christian Nestell Bovee Duty Copy Share Image
The nearest approximation to an understanding of life is to feel it--to realize it to the full--to be a profound and inscrutable… — Christian Nestell Bovee Approximation Copy Share Image
New situations inspire new thoughts. Here is the benefit of travelling, much more than in mere sight-seeing. We lose ourselves in the… — Christian Nestell Bovee Benefits Copy Share Image
Perhaps the heroic element in our natures is exhibited to the best advantage, not in going from success to success, and so… — Christian Nestell Bovee Advantage Copy Share Image
Earnestness is the devotion of all the faculties. — Christian Nestell Bovee Devotion Copy Share Image
As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. — Christian Nestell Bovee Adversity Copy Share Image
The body of a sensualist is the coffin of a dead soul. — Christian Nestell Bovee Body Copy Share Image
Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race. — Christian Nestell Bovee Exalted Copy Share Image
Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,--like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is. — Christian Nestell Bovee Disguise Copy Share Image
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom. — Christian Nestell Bovee Cheerfulness Copy Share Image
He presents me with what is always an acceptable gift who brings me news of a great thought before unknown. He enriches… — Christian Nestell Bovee Acceptable Copy Share Image
Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers. — Christian Nestell Bovee Children Copy Share Image
A better principle than this, that "the majority shall rule," is this other, that justice shall rule. "Justice," says the code of… — Christian Nestell Bovee Code Copy Share Image
No single character is ever so great that a nation can afford to form itself upon it. Imitation belittles. This appears in… — Christian Nestell Bovee Belittle Copy Share Image
Examples are few of men ruined by giving. — Christian Nestell Bovee Biblical stewardship Copy Share Image
Wit, like poetry, is insusceptible of being constructed upon rules founded merely in reason. Like faith, it exists independent of reason, and… — Christian Nestell Bovee Faith Copy Share Image
Woman's power is over the affections. A beautiful dominion is hers; but she risks its forfeiture when she seeks to extend it. — Christian Nestell Bovee Affection Copy Share Image
