black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The loveliest faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Related Topics

Eyes Face Light Love Moon Oneself

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Fear Ignorance Ourselves
The nearest approximation to an understanding of life is to feel it–to realize it to the full–to be a profound and inscrutable mystery.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Feeling Life Mystery Understand
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Economy Poor Rich
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Goodness Wisdom
To vindicate the sanctity of human life by taking it is an outrage upon reason. The spectacle of a human being dangling at the end of a gallows-rope is a degradation of humanity.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Discrimination Human Humanity Life Reason
He must put his whole life into his work, who would do it well, and make it potential to influence other lives.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Himself Influence Life Live Potential Work
Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Enthusiasm Greatness Inspirational
Excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Aware Consciousness Name
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.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Fake Friendship Leaving Shade Shadow
It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Compensation Evil Greatness Lesson
In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Assurance Faith Power Strength Strong
Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Element Happiness Rich Satisfaction
The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Beautiful Himself See Sight
A book should be luminous not voluminous.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Book Knowledge Value
Nothing is so fragile as thought in its infancy; an interruption breaks it: nothing is so powerful, even to overturning empires, when it reaches its maturity.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Fragile Himself Interrupt Maturity Powerful Reach
Four sweet lips, two pure souls, and one undying affection, – these are love’s pretty ingredients for a kiss.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Affection Death Kiss Lips Purity Soul
Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Age Feeling Interest Rose Youth
A great destiny needs a generous diet. What can be expected of a people that live on macaroni!
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Destiny Funny Greatness Live People
It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship
A mother is the best friend God ever gave.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Family Friendship God Mom
To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world–without friends or country, home or kindred.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Alone Friendship Home Sympathy World
All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Character Difference Man Nature
Successful love takes a load off our hearts, and puts it upon our shoulders.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Heart Load Love Ourselves Success
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Instrument Man Music Play
It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Argue Character Discover Errors Judgement Mistake
Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Beautiful Inspirational Transportation
The loveliest faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Eyes Face Light Love Moon Oneself

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes