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

Quote by William R Alger

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Words of love, are works of love.

Words of love, are works of love.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

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...