A learned man is a tank; a wise man is a spring. ~W. R. Alger
Aphorisms are portable wisdom. ~W. R. Alger
Common-sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities. ~W. R. Alger
Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad. ~W. R. Alger
God hands gifts to some, whispers them to others. ~W. R. Alger
He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men. ~W. R. Alger
He who is the master of all opinions never can be the bigot of any. ~W. R. Alger
Heart’s-ease is a flower which blooms from the grave of desire. ~W. R. Alger
Laws are the silent assessors of God. ~W. R. Alger
Love makes obedience lighter than liberty. ~W. R. Alger
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond-fields of the mind. ~W. R. Alger
Public opinion is a second conscience. ~W. R. Alger
The God of merely traditional believers is the great Absentee of the universe. ~W. R. Alger
The heart must glow before the tongue can gild. ~W. R. Alger
The human heart has a sigh lonelier than the cry of the bittern. ~W. R. Alger
The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire. ~W. R. Alger
The lower a man descends in his love, the higher he lifts his life. ~W. R. Alger
True statesmanship is the art of changing a nation from what it is into what it ought to be. ~W. R. Alger
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain. ~W. R. Alger
What is the highest secret of victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny. ~W. R. Alger
When man seized the loadstone of science, the loadstar of superstition vanished in the clouds. ~W. R. Alger
Words of love are works of love. ~W. R. Alger
Aphorisms are portable wisdom. ~W. R. Alger
Common-sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities. ~W. R. Alger
Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad. ~W. R. Alger
God hands gifts to some, whispers them to others. ~W. R. Alger
He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men. ~W. R. Alger
He who is the master of all opinions never can be the bigot of any. ~W. R. Alger
Heart’s-ease is a flower which blooms from the grave of desire. ~W. R. Alger
Laws are the silent assessors of God. ~W. R. Alger
Love makes obedience lighter than liberty. ~W. R. Alger
Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond-fields of the mind. ~W. R. Alger
Public opinion is a second conscience. ~W. R. Alger
The God of merely traditional believers is the great Absentee of the universe. ~W. R. Alger
The heart must glow before the tongue can gild. ~W. R. Alger
The human heart has a sigh lonelier than the cry of the bittern. ~W. R. Alger
The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire. ~W. R. Alger
The lower a man descends in his love, the higher he lifts his life. ~W. R. Alger
True statesmanship is the art of changing a nation from what it is into what it ought to be. ~W. R. Alger
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain. ~W. R. Alger
What is the highest secret of victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny. ~W. R. Alger
When man seized the loadstone of science, the loadstar of superstition vanished in the clouds. ~W. R. Alger
Words of love are works of love. ~W. R. Alger