Quotes by 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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