William R. Alger

American writer

Lived from: 1822-1905

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

Quotes: William R. Alger

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  Words of love, are works of love.

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  The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

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  Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.

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  Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

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  Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.

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  Public opinion is a second conscience.

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  The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little.

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  We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

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  What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

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