The very cunning conceal their cunning; the indifferently shrewd boast of it. — Christian Nestell Bovee
The trouble with men of sense is that they are so dreadfully in earnest all the while. — Christian Nestell Bovee
There is a German proverb which says that Take-it-Easy and Live-Long are brothers. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Ambitious princes value inherited kingdoms not so much as conquered provinces. — Christian Nestell Bovee
An ambition to excel in petty things obstructs the progress to nobler aims. — Christian Nestell Bovee
It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. — Christian Nestell Bovee