Austin O'Malley

A hole is nothing at all, but you can break your neck in it.

A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.

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.

The smaller the head, the bigger the dream.

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

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.

An Englishmen thinks seated; a Frenchmen standing; an American pacing, an Irishman, afterwards.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.

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.

Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.

Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.