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
hope riches
Hope is the best part of our riches.
nature garden trekking
To cultivate a garden is to walk with God.
strength confidence strong
In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.
mother funny-life
A mother is the best friend God ever gave.
soul body coffins
The body of the sensualist is the coffin of a dead soul.
thinking mind rust
Few minds wear out; more rust out.
beautiful garden intelligent
To cultivate a garden is. . . to go hand in hand with Nature in some of her most beautiful processes, to learn something of her choicest secrets, and to have a more intelligent interest awakened in the beautiful order of her works elsewhere.
smile character may
Something of a person's character may be observed by how they smile. Some never smile they only grin.
respect men forfeit
Women seldom forfeit their claims to respect to men whom they respect.
differences quarrels over-it
The less the difference, the greater the quarrel over it.
ambition heart empires
Neither love nor ambition, as it has often been shown, can brook a division of its empire in the heart.
heart riches pockets
The heart contracts as the pocket expands.
heart riches devotion
An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.
states felicity stagnation
Repose without stagnation is the state most favorable to happiness. "The great felicity of life," says Seneca, "is to be without perturbations.