“Most men give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.”
William R. Alger (1822–1905) American clergyman and poet
Reported in Raphael Lewin, Ed., The New Era (1872), Volume 2, p. 315.
“Most men give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.”
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Source: William R(ounseville) Alger, American clergyman and writer [1822-1905]; reported in Raphael Lewin, Ed., The New Era (1872), Volume 2, p. 315.
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