black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Related Topics

Friendship Virtue Weakness

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

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

Wit, like poetry, is insusceptible of being constructed upon rules founded merely in reason. Like faith, it exists independent of reason, and sometimes in hostility to it.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Existence Faith Independent Poetry Reason Rule
Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Imagination Library Ourselves Race Sacred Thinking Wall
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
Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Economy Poor Rich
The reveries of the dreamer advance his hopes, but not their realization. One good hour of earnest work is worth them all.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Dreams Himself Hope Realization Worth
It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influence upon us.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Circumstance Determination Influence Relationship
Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and–prayer.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Attention Excellence Prayer Result
Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Sun Time Truth
Alas, the transports beauty can inspire!
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Beautiful Inspirational Transportation
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
Without death in the world, existence in it would soon become, through over-population, the most frightful of curses.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Curse Death Existence Fear World
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.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Himself Invisible Muse Object See Worship
The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Artist Greatness Ideal Slave
The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Book Eyes Live Mercy Open See Soul Window
Wit never appears to greater advantage than when it is successfully exerted to relieve from a dilemma, palliate a deficiency, or cover a retreat.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Dilemma Greatness Intelligence Relieve Smart Success
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.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEE

Children Flower Life Necessary Praise Sun Warm Word

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes