246 Quotes by Christian N. Bovee

Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them.

A mother is the best friend God ever gave.

An eager pursuit of fortune is inconsistent with a severe devotion to truth. The heart must grow tranquil before the thought can become searching.

Life is indeed either a rich possession or a poor, according as it is made subservient to noble aims or ignoble pleasures.

Few minds wear out; more rust out.

It is seldom that we find out how great are our resources until we are thrown upon them.

Love delights in paradoxes. Saddest when it has most reason to be gay, sighs are the signs of its deepest joy, and silence is the expression of its yearning tenderness.

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