Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Boveewas an epigrammatic New York writer. He was born in New York City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
Christian Nestell Bovee quotes about
miracle christ stills
Rejecting the miracles of Christ, we still have the miracle of Christ Himself.
goodness cheerfulness
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
bows ceremony
There are ceremonious bows that repel one like a cudgel.
long tables companionship
Constant companionship is not enjoyable, any more than constant eating. We sit too long at the table of friendship, when we outsit our appetites for each other's thoughts.
soul triumph small-successes
There are none so low but they have their triumphs. Small successes suffice for small souls.
women rocks charity
A woman's love, like lichens upon a rock, will still grow where even charity can find no soil to nurture itself.
country home world
To be without sympathy is to be alone in the world--without friends or country, home or kindred.
silence needs said
Silence, when nothing need be said, is the eloquence of discretion.
too-much foundation losing
In secluding himself too much from society, an author is in danger of losing that intimate acquaintance with life which is the only sure foundation of power in a writer.
wise fashion harm
There would not be so much harm in the giddy following the fashions, if somehow the wise could always set them.
democracy favors
It is the life of democracy to favor equality.
home dominion vain
It is in vain that he seeks dominion abroad, who is not kingly at home.
gay rose feelings
Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.
balls cannons mark
Words, like cannon balls, should go direct to their mark.