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If one is not virtuous he becomes vicious.
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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C. N. Bovee
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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.
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Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
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It is of very little use in trying to be dignified, if dignity is no part of your character.
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