Winter is the night of vegetation.
CHRISTIAN NESTELL BOVEEWhat we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
More Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes
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Hope is the best part of our riches.
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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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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.
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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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The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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Contentment is not happiness. An oyster may be contented. Happiness is compounded of richer elements.
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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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Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.
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Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.
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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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Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great.
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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.
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Life is indeed either a rich possession or a poor, according as it is made subservient to noble aims or ignoble pleasures.
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Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.
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Activity and sadness are incompatible.
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