Famous Quotes / William R. Alger
11 Quotations by William R. Alger
- 1. Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.
- 2. Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.
- 3. Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.
- 4. Public opinion is a second conscience.
- 5. Public opinion is a second conscience.
- 6. The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.
- 7. The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little.
- 8. We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
- 9. What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with de ...
- 10. When an occasion arises, there is a proverb to suit it.
- 11. Words of love, are works of love.