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Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and–prayer.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.
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Beyond Excuse Knowledge
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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Admire Character Follower Imitation Reason
The reveries of the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their realization. One good hour of earnest work is worth them all.
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Dreams Himself Hope Realization Worth
A woman’s love, like lichens upon a rock, will still grow where even charity can find no soil to nurture itself.
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Growth Love Nurture Soil Woman
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
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Blood Grief Tear
It is with charity as with money–the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.
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Charity Money Stand
Something of a person’s character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
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Character Observation Person Smile
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Greatness Life Small Sweet
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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Economy Poor Rich
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
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Affection Kiss Passion Sweet Taste
Pleasure and pain spring not so much from the nature of things, as from our manner of considering them. Pleasure, especially, is never an invariable effect of particular circumstances.
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Circumstance Happiness Pain
Words of praise, indeed, are almost as necessary to warm a child into a genial life as acts of kindness and affection. Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.
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Children Flower Life Necessary Praise Sun Warm Word
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
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Cheerful Difficult Digest Mindset
Winter is the night of vegetation.
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Night Vegetation Winter
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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Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
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