Austin O'Malley quotes

A hole is nothing at all, but you can break your neck in it. (Austin O'Malley)
Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.
Austin O'Malley
Memory is a crazy woman who hoards colored rags and throws away food.
Austin O'Malley
Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.
Austin O'Malley
Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art.
Austin O'Malley
Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.
Austin O'Malley
The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.
Austin O'Malley
If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.
Austin O'Malley
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.
Austin O'Malley
The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.
Austin O'Malley
In levying taxes and in shearing sheep, it is well to stop when you get down to the skin. (Austin O'Malley)
Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.
Austin O'Malley
When walking through the 'valley of shadows,' remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.
Austin O'Malley
An Englishmen thinks seated; a Frenchmen standing; an American pacing, an Irishman, afterwards.
Austin O'Malley
Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.
Austin O'Malley
God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.
Austin O'Malley
A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.
Austin O'Malley
The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.
Austin O'Malley
When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.
Austin O'Malley