246 Quotes by Christian N. Bovee

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

Men were created for something better than merely to make money. A close application to business, until a competence is gained, is one of the chief virtues; but to continue in trade long after this result is obtained, is one of the signs, not to be mistaken, of a sordid and ignoble nature.

An ambition to excel in petty things obstructs the progress to nobler aims.

Our first and last love is self-love.

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

There will always be romance in the world so long as there are young hearts in it.

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

The extent of poverty in the world is much exaggerated. Our sensitiveness makes half our poverty; our fears – anxieties for ills that never happen – a greater part of the other half.

Words of praise, indeed, are almost as necessary to warm a child into a genial life as acts of kindness and affection. Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.