“Man usually thinks liberty is the power of doing what he likes to do. That is license.” ThinkingMenLibertyLikesLicense Author:Austin O'Malley
“Our lives are waves that come up out of the ocean of eternity, break upon the beach of earth, and lapse back to the ocean of eternity. Some are sunlit, some run in storm and rain; one is a quiet ripple, another is a thunderous breaker; and once in many centuries comes a great tidal wave that sweeps over a continent; but all go back to the sea and lie equally level there.” LifeRunningEarthLyingLevelsBreakOur LivesSeaCenturyQuietOceanRainEternityWaveCome UpStormBeachContinentsRippleLapsesTidal Waves Author:Austin O'Malley
“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