Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes


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.


Citations

Bovee, Christian Nestell. Intuitions and Summaries of Thought. Ticknor and Fields, 1862.

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Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Bovee
  • Born: February 22, 1820
  • Died: January 18, 1904
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Christian Nestell Bovee was an epigrammatic New York City writer.