Top 42 Quotes by Christian Nestell Bovee

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.

Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.

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

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

When all else is lost, the future still remains.

A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.