It is with a company as it is with a punch, everything depends upon the ingredients of which it in composed.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEThere will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.
More Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes
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False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.
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Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
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Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.
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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
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Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.
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When we get tired of enjoying all the pleasures within our reach, we have still a resource in thinking of others that are not.
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The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
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When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.
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Something of a person’s character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
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All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
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The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.
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It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
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It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore.
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Wit, like poetry, is insusceptible of being constructed upon rules founded merely in reason. Like faith, it exists independent of reason, and sometimes in hostility to it.
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