No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEA mother is the best friend God ever gave.
More Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes
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Dreamers are half-way men of thought, and men of thought are half-way men of action.
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The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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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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It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.
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Weakness ineffectually seeks to disguise itself,–like a drunken man trying to show how sober he is.
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Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
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The loveliest faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.
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Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.
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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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Few minds wear out; more rust out.
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The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
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Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.
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The knowledge beyond all other knowledge is the knowledge how to excuse.
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Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
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To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world–without friends or country, home or kindred.
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