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Christian Nevell Bovee
 Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on. |
| Heaven lent you a soul Earth will lend a grave. |
| Mind unemployed is mind unenjoyed. |
| As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. |
| We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us. |
| The highest virtue found in the tropics is chastity, and in the colder regions, temperance. |
| Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. |
| 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! |
| Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire. |
| The next best thing to being witty is to quote another's wit |
| Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity. |
| Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds. |
| The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts |
| Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit. |
| There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted |
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