Maxioms by Christian Nevell Bovee
Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.
Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to read more
It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men read more
The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.
