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
loss sincerity
Loss of sincerity is loss of vital power.
beauty beautiful giving
We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.
world population existence
Without death in the world, existence in it would soon become, through over-population, the most frightful of curses.
love-yourself first-love love-is
Our first and last love is self-love.
friendship bad-friend sunshine
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.
tombstone few-words fame
Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
humanity rope degradation
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.
honesty people faults
Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them.
anticipation trouble
Troubles forereckoned are doubly suffered.
beauty delight mortals
Mortal beauty stings while it delights.
kindness children flower
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.
humility proud would-be
Some one called Sir Richard Steele the "vilest of mankind," and he retorted with proud humility, "It would be a glorious world if I were.
progress prejudice obstacles
The great obstacle to progress is prejudice
luxury slavery
Better freedom with a crust, than slavery with every luxury.