Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes
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We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.
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Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised.
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Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.
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The great obstacle to progress is prejudice.
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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
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There is great beauty in going through life without anxiety or fear. Half our fears are baseless, and the other half discreditable.
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The great artist is a slave to his ideals.
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There is, indeed, no wild beast more to be dreaded than a communicative man having nothing to communicate.