"Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on."
-Christian Nestell Bovee
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"Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.“
-Christian Nestell Bovee
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"In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at."
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"We trifle when we assign limits to our desires, since nature hath set none."
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-Christian Nestell Bovee
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