William R. Alger

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

— William R. Alger

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

— William R. Alger

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

— William R. Alger

Public opinion is a second conscience.

— William R. Alger

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

— William R. Alger

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

— 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