William R. Alger Quotations

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

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.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

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

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

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

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 strike a league with destiny.