In the nine heavens are eight Paradises; Where is the ninth one? In the human breast. Only the blessed dwell in th' Paradises, But blessedness dwells in the human breast. — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share Image
A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark sun! A black eye is the best… — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
Willmott, the English essayist, says poetry is the natural religion of literature. — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind. — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
The God of merely traditional believers is the great Absentee of the universe. — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
Beware the deadly fumes of that insane elation Which rises from the cup of mad impiety, And go, get drunk with that divine intoxication… — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities. — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor. — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
How sublime is the audacious tautology of Mohammed, God is God! — William Rounseville Alger Copy Share
