Christian Nestell Bovee: Greatness

Christian Nestell Bovee was American writer. Explore interesting quotes on greatness.
Christian Nestell Bovee: 42 quotes2 likes

“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

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought (1862), Volume I, p. 82.

“The first step toward greatness is to be honest, says the proverb; but the proverb fails to state the case strong enough. Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness,"”

Christian Nestell Bovee

it is greatness itself.
Reported in Louis Klopsch, Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896), p. 133.

“The great obstacle to progress is prejudice.”

Christian Nestell Bovee

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought (1862), Volume II, p. 105.

“He has but one great fear that fears to do wrong.”

Christian Nestell Bovee

Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 244.