Our first and last love is self-love.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

Example has far more followers than reason.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

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

In the assurance of strength there is strength; and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith in themselves or their powers.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

When all else is lost, the future still remains.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

Winter is the night of vegetation.

- Christian Nestell Bovee

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

- Christian Nestell Bovee