“Life is a bubble in a lake, that glitters for an instant, bursts, and leaves not even a blur on the water; it is the leap of a minnow, which sends a tiny ripple trembling for a few inches.” LifeLife IsWaterTinyInstantLakesLeapBubblesInchesTremblingGlitterRippleBlurMinnows Author:Austin O'Malley
“A man's life is like a well, not like a snake--it should be measured by its depth, not by its length.” MenLifeShouldWellsLife IsDepthLengthSnakesLife Is Like Author:Austin O'Malley
“Life is a charity ball given by the leaders of society. A few dance, get their charity's worth to the last penny; and the poor stand outside the gate and watch with hungry eyes the glint of jewels in the warm air. Then comes the lackey Death, and he says: "Madam and my Master, your carriage waits." So they go away into the dark in the carriage of the black plumes, and the dancing continues.” LifeEyeLastsLife IsGivenWaitingBlackDarkPoorLeaderWatchesAirMastersBallsDancingCharityWarmHungryGatesGoing AwayStanding OutJewelsPenniesCarriagesLackeysHungry Eyes Author:Austin O'Malley
“You can swim in life and seawater, but both are hard to swallow.” LifeHardSwim Author:Austin O'Malley
“Originality in literature is only a new coat of paint on an old house.” LiteratureHousePaintOriginalityCoatsOld Houses Author:Austin O'Malley
“There is a form of literature that is a deed, and a form that is only talk, and the latter passes away like a conversation.” FormLiteratureConversationDeedsLatterPassing Away Author:Austin O'Malley
“The most evident quality of human life is its loneliness.” HumansLife IsQualityLonelinessHuman LifeEvident Author:Austin O'Malley
“Love is a boomerang that returns to the thrower's hand.” LoveHandsLove IsReturnBoomerangThrowers Author:Austin O'Malley