Christian Nestell Bovee

“Our ideals are our better selves.”

“When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.”

“Zeal is the fire of the soul, that burns all it reaches.”

“Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.”

“The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.”

“We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.”

“Tears are the silent language of grief.”

“Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.”

“Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.”

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

“The first and last thing which is required of genius is the love of truth.”

“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.”

“Next to the assumption of power is the responsibility of relinquishing it.”

“A man is known by the company he keeps, and also by the company from which he is kept out.”

“Conscience is the chamber of justice.”

“The youth of a nation are the trustees of posterity.”

“Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.”

“The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts: and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.”

“On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.”

“A good-natured man has the whole world to be happy out of.”