All Austin O'Malley Quotes
- Better a bald head than none at all. All
- If you learn from a loss you have not lost. From
- Civilization sails prettily like a child's rubber balloon until it hits a sharp object; then it is likely to collapse like the balloon. Balloon
- Civilization is the world with its leg asleep. Asleep
- Despair is vinegar from the wine of hope. Despair
- An Englishmen thinks seated; a Frenchmen standing; an American pacing, an Irishman, afterwards. Afterwards
- Moral progress is a process of isolation; the mountain tops are lonely. Isolation
- Some liars are so expert they deceive themselves. Deceive
- Religion often gets credit for curing rascals when old age is the real medicine. Age
- The smaller the head, the bigger the dream. Bigger
- Memory is a crazy woman who hoards colored rags and throws away food. Away Food
- A charitable man is like an apple tree-he gives his fruit and is silent; the philanthropist is like the successful hen. Apple
- Charity is the note that resolves the discord. Charity
- Charity is the only lubricant that keeps the axle of the world creaking. Axle
- Charity that is always beginning at home stays there. Always Beginning
- If you combine all the spectral rays into a single beam, you get white light; and, if you combine all the virtues into a single… All
- Humility is pride in God. God
- The milk of human kindness should be brought fresh to the table every morning. Brought
- A politician is like quicksilver: if you try to put your finger on him, you find nothing under it. Find
- The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them. Political
- If you have forgotten how to be a child you cannot teach children. Cannot Teach
- Knowledge is flour, but wisdom is bread. Bread
- Wisdom grows in quiet places. Grows
- A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory. Debt
- A youth's knowledge is like a cheap shotgun-likely to do as much damage to the owner as to the game. Cheap