There are some kinds of men who cannot pass their time alone; they are the flails of occupied people.There are few wild beasts more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEIt is with a company as it is with a punch, everything depends upon the ingredients of which it in composed.
More Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes
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It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but the unseen that he muses upon.
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Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
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Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
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Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.
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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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Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
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A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!
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The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
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Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
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In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.
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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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Troubles forereckoned are doubly suffered.
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Hope is the best part of our riches.
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A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.
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The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.
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