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Famous Austin O'Malley Quotes
“Partial justice may exist with hatred; full justice requires charity.”
“It is easier to prevent thistles and habits than to uproot them.”
“True patriotism is a charity so wide that it covers a nation.”
“Some men are like a clock on the roof; they are useful only to the neighbors.”
“After thirty-five a man begins to have thoughts about women; before that he has feelings.”
“The living have their eyes opened by closing the eyes of the dead.”
“The American government is a rule of the people, by the people, for the bosses.”
“An Irishman can be worried by the consciousness that there is nothing to worry about.”
“Those who have suffered are best able to help those who are suffering.”
“Those who listen to lies lose the ability to hear the truth.”
“When a great life sets it leaves an afterglow on the sky far into the night.”
“No matter who you are, you will be put abed at last with a shovel.”
“Atheism is a disease of the mind caused by eating underdone philosophy”
“When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.”
“Marriage is commonly a meal wherein the soup is better than the desert.”
“The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.”
“If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.”
“God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.”
“Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.”
“Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk.”
“A drunkard is like a whiskey-bottle, all neck and belly and no head.”
“Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.”
“A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.”
“Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces.”
“The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.”