83 ordspråk av Christian Nevell Bovee
Christian Nevell Bovee
 A book should be luminous not voluminous. |
| A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough. |
| A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough. |
| A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality |
| A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it. |
| Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites |
| All men are alike in their lower natures; it is in their higher characters that they differ. |
| As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. |
| Bad taste is a species of bad morals |
| Books are embalmed minds |
| Cheerfulness is the off-shoot of goodness |
| Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. |
| Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them. |
| Doubt whom you will, but never yourself. |
| Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds. |
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Proverb (1469544 st) Search
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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