It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEETruth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.
More Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes
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We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.
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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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The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.
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Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
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When all else is lost, the future still remains.
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In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.
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If it is a distinction to have written a good book, it is also a disgrace to have written a bad one.
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There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.
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Common sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity.
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The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.
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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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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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The great obstacle to progress is prejudice.
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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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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
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