A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.
William R. Alger

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

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.
William R. Alger

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.
William R. Alger

He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men.
William R. Alger

Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.
William R. Alger

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.
William R. Alger

Public opinion is a second conscience.
William R. Alger

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.
William R. Alger

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty by how little.
William R. Alger


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.
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

Words of love, are works of love.
William R. Alger