Christian Nestell Bovee

Christian Nestell Bovee

Christian Nestell Bovee (February 22, 1820 – January 18, 1904) was an epigrammatic New York writer.

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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.

Tags: Life, Great, Fear

Christian Nestell Bovee

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

Tags: Brave, Desperate, Cowardice

Christian Nestell Bovee

They are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their own powers.

Tags: Must, Follow, Destroy

Christian Nestell Bovee

Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.

Tags: Music, Great, Material

Christian Nestell Bovee

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.

Tags: Peace, Anything, Whatever

Christian Nestell Bovee

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

Tags: Enemy, Over, Sudden

Christian Nestell Bovee

Our first and last love is self-love.

Tags: Life, Food, Death

Christian Nestell Bovee

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

Tags: Time, Learn, Secrets

Christian Nestell Bovee

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

Tags: Good, Believe, Driven

Christian Nestell Bovee