All William Rounseville Alger Quotes
- The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire. Desire
- Aphorisms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feeling. Aphorism
- A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason. Always Thinks
- The best aphorisms are.... portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feeling. They furnish the largest amount of intellectual stimulus and nutriment in the… Amount
- 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. Cheer
- Public opinion is a second conscience. Conscience
- A sigh can shatter a castle in the air. Air
- False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis. Eloquence
- Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind. Diamond
- To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it. Allied
- What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny. Destiny
- The human heart has a sigh lonelier than the cry of the bittern. Bittern
- A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark sun! A black eye is the best one. Best
- Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad. Bad
- Words of love are works of love. Funny