William R. Alger

To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

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

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

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

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