Christian Nevell Bovee Quotes

A collection of quotes by Christian Nevell Bovee.

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Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Crying

The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our re

The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Happiness

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Thought

All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their hig

All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Character

Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.

Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Children

Bad taste is a species of bad morals.

Bad taste is a species of bad morals.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Style

The beauty seen, is partly in him who sees it.

The beauty seen, is partly in him who sees it.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Beauty

If one is not virtuous he becomes vicious.

If one is not virtuous he becomes vicious.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Virtue

Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel importa

Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Leadership

The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and da

The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Passion

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its swe

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 Nevell Bovee

Kisses

Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence.

Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Passion

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure f

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most favorable to enjoyment, in a vigorous, fortunate, and generous life, is that between forty and sixty.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Life

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Art

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as wel

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Honesty

Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive se

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 Nevell Bovee

Ego

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imi

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Example

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes t

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Genius

It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.

It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Ideas

Imitation belittles.

Imitation belittles.

Christian Nevell Bovee

Imitation