Quotes by William R. Alger

William R. Alger

American writer

Lived from: 1822 - 1905

Category: Theologians and clergy | Writers (Contemporary) Country: United States

Born: 30 december 1822 Died: 7 february 1905

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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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Subjects in these quotes:

• quintessential
• conscience
• extracts
• feelings
• proverbs
• gathered

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