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Christian Nestell Bovee was an American writer, philosopher, and theologian known for his works in moral philosophy, religion, and literary criticism.

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Famous Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes

“I desire to go through life knowing as little of evil in it as possible. To this end, I sometimes avoid looking too closely into the nature of things, studying them only so far as they seem to be good, and abandoning interest in them as soon as their darker feature begin to appear. The good only deserves a hearty interest.”

Littles Ends Sometimes Seems Desire Evil Interest Knowing Study Deserve Be Good Features Hearty

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“We cannot reason ourselves into love, nor can we reason ourselves out of it, which suggests that love and reason have little to do with each other.”

Love Littles Reason

Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“We repose too much upon the actual, when we should be seeking to develop the possibilities of our being. It is true of nearly all of us, that what we have done is little compared with what we might have accomplished, or may hereafter effect.”

Should May Littles Done Might Too Much Effects Possibility Seeking Accomplished Hereafter Repose

Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“The use we make of our fortune determines its sufficiency. A little is enough if used wisely, and too much if expended foolishly.”

Ifs Littles Enough Use Used Wealth Too Much Fortune Determine Riches Sufficiency

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“Too much society makes a man frivolous; too little, a savage.”

Men Littles Too Much Savages Frivolous

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“It is of very little use in trying to be dignified, if dignity is no part of your character.”

Ifs Trying Littles Character Use Dignity

Book:Summaries of Thought

Source: Summaries of Thought

“Out of politics comes more uproar than progress. It is indeed surprising how little, comparatively, this noisy department of human affairs contributes to the world's prosperity. Political commotions upon the grandest scale, political events of astounding suddenness, political characters of the greatest ability, abound, but still, permanent results are rare, and we look in vain for a measure of public good corresponding in extent to the hideous rout which ushers it in. Progress but turns upon its pillow, and goes to sleep again.”

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“Many an honest man practices upon himself an amount of deceit sufficient, if practised upon another, and in a little different way, to send him to the state prison.”

Ifs Men Way Littles Different States Practice Honest Amount Prison Different Ways Sufficient Deceit Honest Man

Author:Christian Nestell Bovee

“As many suffer from too much as too little.”

Littles Suffering Too Much Prosperity

Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

About the Author

Born: February 22, 1820
Died: 1904
Known for: Author
Quotes: 314

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