Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
truth folks handle
Some folks never handle the truth without scratching it.
spiritual half causes
The half-baked sermon causes spiritual indigestion
pie sermons
Sermons are like pie-crust, the shorter the better.
art pints
Take a quart of nature, boil it down to a pint, and the residue is art.
heart sorrow may
Sorrow may be a good thing for a woman's heart, but it is a poor cosmetic for her face.
done half wells
Well begun is not only half done, but often fully cooked.
art swings form
The swing of art is circular, from form to formalism, from formalism to formlessness, from formlessness to form again.
art perfection source
The perfection of art is to conceal the sources.
white light charity
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 beam, you get charity.
truth cutting fingers
If you handle truth carelessly, it will cut your fingers.
fathers-day men ordinary
The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.
men stronger privilege
The weaker the man in authority... the stronger his insistence that all his privileges be acknowledged.
real devil charity
Boards of public charity were invented by the devil to prevent real individual charity.
children humorous parenting
When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.