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

Quote by William R Alger

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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...

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

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

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

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

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

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...

Words of love, are works of love.

Words of love, are works of love.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

Public opinion is a second conscience.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

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...

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

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

Even these [obligatory] works should be performed without attachment to the fruits. This is My...

Even these [obligatory] works should be performed without attachment to the fruits. This is My...

Material things aside, we need no advice but approval.

Material things aside, we need no advice but approval.

Never give advice unasked.

Never give advice unasked.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord, since they would...

Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord, since they would...

As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or...

As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or...