Christian Nestell Bovee Quote Explained: Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.

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It is in vain that he seeks dominion abroad, who is not kingly at home.

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Ambitious princes value inherited kingdoms not so much as conquered provinces.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

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The busiest of living agents are certain dead men’s thoughts.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

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

- Christian Nestell Bovee

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Hard workers are usually honest; industry lifts them above temptation.

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There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

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The loss of a beloved connection awakens an interest in Heaven before unfelt.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

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The next best thing to being witty one’s self, is to be able to be able to quote another’s wit.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

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

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

It is in vain that he seeks dominion abroad, who is not kingly at home.

Ambitious princes value inherited kingdoms not so much as conquered provinces.

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men’s thoughts.

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

Hard workers are usually honest; industry lifts them above temptation.

There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.

The loss of a beloved connection awakens an interest in Heaven before unfelt.

The next best thing to being witty one’s self, is to be able to be able to quote another’s wit.

Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable. Explain

Nothing is lost and nothing is created in the operations of art as those of nature.

Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.

But sure there is need of other remedies than dreaming, a weak contention of art against nature.

If I were of the trade, I should naturalize art as much as they “artialize” nature.

The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.

Without art, without communicating, we wouldn’t live beyond 30 because we’d be so sad and depressed.

I had tears coming out of my eyes. And it was the characters that got me there.

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

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

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