False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

Quote by William R Alger

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Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and...

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and...

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

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

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

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

A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.

A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Public opinion is a second conscience.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

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

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

To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise...

To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise...

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and...

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and...

Words of love, are works of love.

Words of love, are works of love.

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

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

Happiness may well consist primarily of an attitude toward time.

Happiness may well consist primarily of an attitude toward time.

Mankind are always happy for having been happy; so that, if you make them happy...

Mankind are always happy for having been happy; so that, if you make them happy...

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we...

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we...

Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition...

Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition...

The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.

The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.