AND

SUMMARIES OF THOUGHT

By C. N. BOVEE

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II.

"A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket, and write down
the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly
the most valuable, and should be secured, because they seldom return "

BACON

"Every day

A little life, a blank to be inscribed

With gentle thoughts"

ROGERS

CAMBRIDGE

RIVERSIDE PRESS

1862

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by

C. N. BOVEE,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

LENO

INTUITIONS.

LABOR.

HE root of excellence in every art lies first in natural power, but the flower

and fruitage thereof come only from its earnest cultivation. Indeed, next to faith in God is faith in labor.

Labor and Love I once asked a distinguished artist what place he gave to labor in art. "Labor," he in effect said, "is the beginning, the middle, and the end of art." Turning then to another" And you," I inquired, "what do you consider as the great force in art?" "Love," he replied. In their two answers I found but one truth.

Labor and Manliness - Hard workers are usually honest.

Industry lifts them above tempta

tion. So true is it that

"God stands by the true man in his work."

Accomplished workmen are also generally loyal to truth. Their skill is the result of a thorough devotion to their work, and the fidelity which they display in their employments, they carry into their general conduct.

Repose from Toil-To know how to work well is but one half the secret of efficiency in labor the other half is to know how to rest well. Observe the men who have advanced to eminence, and you will perceive in them a remarkable "off-duty" manner when not occupied. The effects of excessive labor are only to be neutralized by a corresponding measure of repose. We must stop at the point of fatigue, and resume again when the interest recommences, and the powers are recuperated. Spent and exhausted by toil at the close of each busy day, we are then taught, by the nightly mystery of sleep, the necessity of rest.

Rewards of Labor - Nature, in her various departments, has established certain liberal rates of compensation for the labor required of us, but society, in its perversity; has changed the scale, and adopted other and far less equitable rates.