Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by — William Rounseville Alger
Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor. — William Rounseville Alger
The best aphorisms are…. portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and — William Rounseville Alger
Aphorisms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feeling. — William Rounseville Alger
Reserve may be pride fortified in ice; dignity is worth reposing on truth. — William Rounseville Alger
Willmott, the English essayist, says poetry is the natural religion of literature. — William Rounseville Alger