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Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.
Christian Nestell Bovee
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Christian Nestell Bovee
Age: 83 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 22
Died: 1904
Died: January 18
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New York City
New York
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Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.
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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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Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence.
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