Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Boveewas an epigrammatic New York writer. He was born in New York City...
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CountryUnited States of America
Christian Nestell Bovee quotes about
warrior greatness earthquakes
Great warriors, like great earthquakes, are principally remembered for the mischief they have done.
yield mistress favors
Fortune, like a coy mistress, loves to yield her favors, though she makes us wrest them from her.
journey
Tis but a short journey across the isthmus of Now.
fancy prejudice may
Even when we fancy we have grown wiser, it is only, it may be, that new prejudices have displaced old ones.
anxiety world other-half
The extent of poverty in the world is much exaggerated. Our sensitiveness makes half our poverty; our fears--anxieties for ills that never happen--a greater part of the other half.
ideas slavery
Adhesion to one idea is monomania; to few, slavery.
brother long easy
There is a German proverb which says that Take-it-Easy and Live-Long are brothers.
opinion misanthropy evidence
The opinions of the misanthropical rest upon this very partial basis, that they adopt the bad faith of a few as evidence of the worthlessness of all.
moon clouds merit
Merit is never so conspicuous as when coupled with an obscure origin, just as the moon never appears so lustrous as when it emerges from a cloud.
justice majority should
Justice, not the majority, should rule.
choices battle half
The selection of a subject is to the author what choice of position is to the general,--once skilfully determined, the battle is already half won. Of a few writers it may be said that they are popular in despite of their subjects--but of a great many more it may be observed that they are popular because of them.
ideas progress endless
Intellectually, as politically, the direction of all true progress is towards greater freedom, and along an endless succession of ideas.
feelings religion matter
Genuine religion is matter of feeling rather than matter of opinion.
witty self able
The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to be able to quote another's wit.