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

Quote by William R Alger

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

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

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

Words of love, are works of love.

Words of love, are works of love.

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...

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

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

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

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

Public opinion is a second conscience.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

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.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

I don't know the true meaning of happiness.

I don't know the true meaning of happiness.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to...

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to...

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.