William R. Alger

(485 votes)   We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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(443 votes)   Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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(260 votes)   Words of love, are works of love.

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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(259 votes)   The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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(253 votes)   Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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(241 votes)   Public opinion is a second conscience.

William R. Alger
1822-1905, American Writer

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