"Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive……" — Christian Nestell Bovee
"Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness. The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves."
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Christian Nestell Bovee
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184 Quotes by Christian Nestell Bovee
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Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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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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