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

More Quotes by William R. Alger

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.

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

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

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

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

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