Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
wisdom quiet grows
Wisdom grows in quiet places.
fall knowledge men
Learned men fall into error oftenest by mistaking knowledge for wisdom.
funny
Better a bald head than none at all.
editors public-opinion politician
Public opinion is the pennant on a nation's mast which shows the politician and the editor how to trim the sails.
done half wells
Well begun is not only half done, but often fully cooked.
sheep skins liberty
In levying taxes and in shearing sheep, it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.
prayer shoes knees
Practical prayer is harder on the soles of your shoes than on the knees of your trousers.
tides flow wealth
Wealth is a tide which flows into one place by ebbing from another.
war gunpowder monk
The monk that invented gunpowder did as much to stop war as did all the sermons of his brethren.
liars riches saint
Those that say they despise riches are saints or liars.
wisdom ignorance consciousness
Wisdom is also a deeper consciousness of ignorance.
ignorance worry half
Worry is half impatience and half ignorance.
views voting world
You can't change the world But you can change the facts And when you change the facts You change points of view If you change points of view You may change a vote And when you change a vote You may change the world
truth fields
You cannot gather much truth by searching the fields; you must sink shafts.