“ All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 705
“ Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most favorable to enjoyment, in a vigorous, fortunate, and generous life, is that between forty and sixty. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
“ There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3K
“ For cowards the road of desertion should be left open; they will carry over to the enemy nothing, but their fears. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Half our fears are baseless, the other half discreditable. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 1.8K
“ We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3.2K
“ It is only an error in judgement to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 1.2K
“ Successful minds work like a gimlet, to a single point. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3.6K
“ Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was business; but now when great fortunes are only made by business: Business is war! ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 2.3K
“ It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 447
“ Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 892
“ It is only an error in judgement to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 2.9K
“ Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3.3K
“ Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3K
“ The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3K
“ Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 91
“ Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 2.4K
“ The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 2K
“ 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. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 3K
“ The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 1.3K
“ It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 223
“ It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 1.8K
“ The use we make of our fortune determines as to its sufficiency. A little is enough if used wisely, and too much is not enough if expended foolishly. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 1.4K
“ The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 1.1K
“ Successful minds work like a gimlet, to a single point. ”
- John Christian Bovee- Copy
- 645
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15