Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.

Quote by Christian Nestell Bovee

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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to...

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to...

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to...

No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to...

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals....

In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals....

The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.

The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

The great artist is a slave to his ideals.

The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one,...

The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one,...

Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid...

Sensitiveness is closely allied to egotism; and excessive sensibility is only another name for morbid...

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

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

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears...

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears...

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

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

It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the...

It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the...

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the...

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the...

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

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

Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.

Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the...

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the...

Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.

Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by...

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by...

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none.

We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none.

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

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