Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but the unseen that he muses upon. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize our own, it is graceful to recognize the merit that vainly aspired to it. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven’s dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds. Christian Nestell Bovee Read Quote
