William R. Alger Quotes

"A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Sympathy, Reason)

"Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Pearls)

"False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Eloquence, Exaggeration)

"He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Men)

"Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Men, Reason, Want, Wrath)

"Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Mind)

"Public opinion is a second conscience."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Conscience, Opinion, Public, Public opinion)

"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
(Related: Soul, Duty, Smile, Solution, Sun, Will)

"The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Soul, Wealth, Poverty)

"What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny."
- William R. Alger
(Related: God, Peace, Victory, Destiny, Will)

"Words of love, are works of love."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Love, Words)

"The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire."
- William R. Alger
(Related: Life, Desire, Duty)