William R. Alger Quotes

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We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
— William R. Alger Treasury of Thought

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Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor.
— William R. Alger Treasury of Thought

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The best aphorisms are pointed expressions of the results of observation, experience, and reflection. They are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feeling.
— William R. Alger Atlantic Monthly

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