Quotes of William R. Alger - somelinesforyou

“ 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

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

- 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

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

- William R. Alger

“ In the nine heavens are eight Paradises;Where is the ninth one? In the human breast. ”

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

“ The moon is a silver pin-head vast, That holds the heaven's tent-hangings fast. ”

- William R. Alger

“ Public opinion is a second conscience. ”

- William R. Alger

“ Fill up the goblet and reach to me some! Drinking makes wise, but dry fasting makes glum. ”

- William R. Alger

“ Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth. ”

- William R. Alger

“ With strength and patience all his grievous loads are borne, And from the world's rose-bed he only asks a thorn. ”

- William R. Alger

“ Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth. ”

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

“ Fill up the goblet and reach to me some! Drinking makes wise, but dry fasting makes glum. ”

- William R. Alger

“ Beware the deadly fumes of that insane elation Which rises from the cup of mad impiety, And go, get drunk with that divine intoxication Which is more sober far than all sobriety. ”

- William R. Alger

“ A thousand year a poor man watched Before the gate of Paradise: But while one little nap he snatched, It oped and shut. Ah! was he wise? ”

- William R. Alger

“ A thousand year a poor man watched Before the gate of Paradise: But while one little nap he snatched, It oped and shut. Ah! was he wise? ”

- William R. Alger

“ With strength and patience all his grievous loads are borne, And from the world's rose-bed he only asks a thorn. ”

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

“ In the nine heavens are eight Paradises;Where is the ninth one? In the human breast. ”

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

“ With strength and patience all his grievous loads are borne, And from the world's rose-bed he only asks a thorn. ”

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

“ The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little. ”

- William R. Alger

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

- William R. Alger

“ In the nine heavens are eight Paradises;Where is the ninth one? In the human breast. ”

- William R. Alger

“ As two floating planks meet and part on the sea, O friend! so I met and then drifted from thee. ”

- William R. Alger
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