Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes about Feelings

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A profusion of fancies and quotations is out of place in a love-letter. True feeling is always direct, and never deviates into by-ways to cull flowers of rhetoric.

A profusion of fancies and quotations is out of place in a love-letter. True feeling is always direct, and never deviates into by-ways to cull flowers of rhetoric.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Flower, Feelings, Letters

Christian Nestell Bovee (1862). “Intuitions and Summaries of Thought”, p.34

Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Wall, Race, Feelings

Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Gay, Rose, Feelings

Christian Nestell Bovee (1871). “Summaries of Thought”

Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Iron, Negativity, Feelings

Christian Nestell Bovee (1871). “Summaries of Thought”

He presents me with what is always an acceptable gift who brings me news of a great thought before unknown. He enriches me without impoverishing himself. The judicious quoter, too, helps on what is much needed in the world, a freer circulation of good thoughts, pure feelings, and pleasant fancies.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Feelings, News, World

Christian Nestell Bovee (1862). “Intuitions and Summaries of Thought”, p.124