"A sound discretion is not so much indicated……" — Christian Nestell Bovee
"A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it."
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180 Quotes by Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Bovee has 180 quotes on this site.
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False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the…
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Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
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We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
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No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
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It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in…
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Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other…
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Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
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Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
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Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
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Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.
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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than…
— Francis Bacon
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The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from…
— Annie Besant
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Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on…
— Elisabeth Elliot
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Equality before the law in a true democracy is a matter of right. It cannot be a matter of charity…
— Unknown Author
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Governments decide they know best and they're going to tell you what to do. The trouble is that education doesn't…
— Ken Robinson
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
— Jean de La Fontaine
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Your memo is trumping a Congressional statute. You don't have the discretion on whether to follow the law or not.
— Trey Gowdy
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Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.
— Lord Chesterfield
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The future woman must have a life work and economic independence. She must have the right of motherhood at her…
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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The power to determine the quantity of money... is too important, too pervasive, to be exercised by a few people,…
— Milton Friedman
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.
— Democritus
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