Willmott, the English essayist, says poetry is the natural religion of literature. William Rounseville Alger More Quotes by William Rounseville Alger More Quotes From William Rounseville Alger Cunning is the dwarf of wisdom. William Rounseville Alger dwarfs cunning dwarves Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities. William Rounseville Alger common-sense average men The devil may be bullied, but not the Deity. William Rounseville Alger deities devil may The lower a man descends in his love, the higher he lifts his life. William Rounseville Alger benevolence his-love men Beware the deadly fumes of that insane elation Which rises from the cup of mad impiety, And go, get drunk with that divine intoxication Which is more sober far than all sobriety. William Rounseville Alger sobriety drunk mad God's mills grind slow, But they grind woe. William Rounseville Alger retribution woe grind In the rest of Nirvana all sorrows surcease: Only Buddha can guide to that city of Peace Whose inhabitants have the eternal release. William Rounseville Alger guides sorrow cities The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire. William Rounseville Alger lines desire life
