Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• 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

  Love, Passion, Kissing

  "Intuitions and Summaries of Thought (Volume I)". Book by Christian Nestell Bovee, 1862.

• Patience is only one faculty; earnestness the devotion of all the faculties. Earnestness is the cause of patience; it gives endurance, overcomes pain, strengthens weakness, braves dangers, sustains hope, makes light of difficulties, and lessens the sense of weariness in overcoming them.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Pain, Light, Giving

  "Intuitions and Summaries of Thought" by Christian Nestell Bovee, Vol. I, (p. 161), 1862.

• Examples are few of men ruined by giving.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Men, Giving, Example

• A mother's love is indeed the golden link that binds youth to age; and he is still but a child, however time may have furrowed his cheek, or silvered his brow, who can yet recall, with a softened heart, the fond devotion, or the gentle chidings, of the best friend that God gives us.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Mother, Children, Heart

• Give me the character and I will forecast the event.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Character, Giving, Events

• Dignity of position adds to dignity of character, as well as to dignity of carriage. Give us a proud position, and we are impelled to act up to it.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Character, Giving, Proud

• We give our best affections to the beautiful, only our second best to the useful.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Beauty, Beautiful, Giving

• It is with charity as with money--the more we stand in need of it, the less we have to give away.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Giving, Needs, Charity

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