Quotes by Austin O'Malley

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