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Inspirational Quotes by Christian Nestell Bovee
- Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
- No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
- There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
- Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
- Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.
- Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.
- Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.
- Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.
- Few minds wear out; more rust out.
- What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
- Bad taste is a species of bad morals.
- A book should be luminous not voluminous.
- Loss of sincerity is loss of vital power.
- He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully.
- The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
- It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
- Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was business; but now when great fortunes are only made by business: Business is war!
- Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
- Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
- The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
- The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it. [a predisposition to notice the beautiful, in everything.]
- Melancholy sees the worst of things...[rather than the best]
- Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great.
- There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.
- Honesty is not only the first step toward greatness, it is greatness itself.
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- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento