"The life even of a just man is……" — Christian Nestell Bovee
"The life even of a just man is a round of petty frauds; that of a knave a series of greater. We degrade life by our follies and vices, and then complain that the unhappiness which is only their accompaniment is inherent in the constitution of things."
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Christian Nestell Bovee
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184 Quotes by Christian Nestell Bovee
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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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