Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
church tails scandal
That a mouse of scandal whisks its foolish tail across the church's floor is not sufficient cause for clamorous leaping out of its windows.
god clothes evening
You are not obliged to put on evening clothes to meet God.
waiting delay bitter
Delay is a bitter tonic, but it increases appetite.
passion sea tragedy
A great tragedy passes from crest to hollow of passion, rises and sinks again, as rhythmically as sea-waves.
life men snakes
A man's life is like a well, not like a snake--it should be measured by its depth, not by its length.
life swim hard
You can swim in life and seawater, but both are hard to swallow.
power answers speech
Power should answer by action, not by speech.
men two evil
Where there is a choice of two evils, most men take both.
truth cutting fingers
If you handle truth carelessly, it will cut your fingers.
art art-is
That art is best which suggests most.
marriage important-events three
The three most important events of human life are equally devoid of reason: birth, marriage and death.
sermons
Sermons are like piecrust, the shorter the better
facts theory tires
Facts are carpet-tacks under the pneumatic tires of theory
waiting knees ifs
If you sit by the wayside waiting for Success, your knees will be too stiff to follow her when she passes.