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
yield half defeat
He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully.
heart long romance
There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.
courtesy courtesy-manners greater
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
taste moral species
Bad taste is a species of bad morals.
beautiful pride roots
Pride is like the beautiful acacia, that lifts its head proudly above its neighbor plants-forgetting that it too, like them, has its roots in the dirt.
law instance conscience
What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.
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.