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Christian Nestell Bovee

American Author

Born: Feb 22, 1820

Died: Jan 18, 1904

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When all else is lost, the future still remains. Christian Nestell Bovee

Future Brainy Lost Else Remains Still

Our first and last love is self-love. Christian Nestell Bovee

Love Love Is First Our Self-Love Last

The great artist is a slave to his ideals. Christian Nestell Bovee

Great Great Artist Ideals His Artist Slave

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them. Christian Nestell Bovee

Sad Nature Eyes Better Tears See Lotion Being Them Washed

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. Christian Nestell Bovee

Passion Valentines Day Kiss Affection Gives Sweetness

The body of a sensualist is the coffin of a dead soul. Christian Nestell Bovee

Soul Dead Body Coffin

The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor. Christian Nestell Bovee

Enterprising Execute Audacity Method Plan Vigor

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. Christian Nestell Bovee

Courage Desperate Fears Cowardice Resources Dangers Diminishes Timid Brave Aggravate

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. Christian Nestell Bovee

Life Small Greater Courtesy Ennoble

Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys. Christian Nestell Bovee

Great Burden Pleasures Bear Longest Joys Fitted Tranquil Last

A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough. Christian Nestell Bovee

Failure Determination Strong Enough Our Only Succeed

Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination. Christian Nestell Bovee

Enemy Imagination Panic Our Over Going Us Sudden Desertion

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit. Christian Nestell Bovee

Best Able Wit Another Witty Being Quote Next Thing

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them. Christian Nestell Bovee

Ignorance Fear Our Proportion Them Things

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us. Christian Nestell Bovee

Man Past Way Pushes Make Us Who Boldly

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised. Christian Nestell Bovee

Great Man Enthusiasm Despised Everything Feared Inspiration Without None

Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity. Christian Nestell Bovee

Cares Felicity Children Many

A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it. Christian Nestell Bovee

Mistake Never Making Sound Repeating Discretion Much

As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. Christian Nestell Bovee

Affliction Virtue Purify Does Wheat Separates

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at. Christian Nestell Bovee

Politics Fired Merit Like Target Rewarded Being Raised Position

Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid self-consciousness. The cure for tender sensibilities is to make more of our objects and less of our selves. Christian Nestell Bovee

Our Objects Morbid More Only Allied Tender Excessive Self-Consciousness Name Make Another Selves Cure Closely Egotism Sensibilities Sensibility Less

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