More - Christian Nevell Bovee Quotes

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

Christian Nevell Bovee

 Discretion

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

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

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 Deception

Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.

Christian Nevell Bovee

 Beauty

There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.

Christian Nevell Bovee

 Anxiety Fear

A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality

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Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

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 Effective Leadership

Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand.

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 Kindness

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

Christian Nevell Bovee

 Crowd

To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, and a sense of the profound

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 Appreciation