Quotes by Christian Nevell Bovee

“False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade.”

“Books are embalmed minds”

“Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.”

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

“Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for making it worth having”

“It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered”

“A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.”

“We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.”

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

“There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.”

“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.”

“To cultivate a garden is to walk with God”

“Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.”

“A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.”

“A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality”

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

“Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand.”

“The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.”

“Passion doesnt look beyond the moment of its existence.”

“True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. False friends are like leaves, found everywhere.”