Quotes by William R. Alger

Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.
– William R. Alger
Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.
– William R. Alger
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.
– William R. Alger
Public opinion is a second conscience.
– William R. Alger
The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.
– William R. Alger
The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little.
– William R. Alger
What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.
– William R. Alger
Words of love, are works of love.
– William R. Alger
After every storm the sun will smile for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
– William R. Alger
A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.
– William R. Alger