Justice and the facade of a temple are seen best from the outside. Austin O'Malley More Quotes by Austin O'Malley More Quotes From Austin O'Malley Reason is the miner's lamp used in bringing up ore from the mind. Austin O'Malley lamps reason mind Patience is moral elasticity. Austin O'Malley elasticity moral patience Take a quart of nature, boil it down to a pint, and the residue is art. Austin O'Malley pints art You cannot knock a man down who will not stand up, nor argue with a skeptic. Austin O'Malley skepticism arguing men Call it the Absolute, the Ideal, Perfection, Sanctity, Decency, or what you will, but strive toward it or you will smother in the morass. Austin O'Malley sanctity strive perfection Gold is so heavy it settles down upon the lowest souls. Austin O'Malley settling soul gold If you cultivate piety as an end and not a means, you will become a hypocrite. Austin O'Malley hypocrite ends mean Love is a boomerang that returns to the thrower's hand. Austin O'Malley return love hands We are plated with piety, not alloyed with it. Austin O'Malley piety The only thing on earth that can determine itself is a human soul. Austin O'Malley determine soul earth We smile at the women who are eagerly following the fashions in dress whilst we are as eagerly following the fashions in thought. Austin O'Malley following fashion dresses We use religion like a trolley-car--we ride on it only while it is going our way. Austin O'Malley car use religion The Devil is not afraid to sit on an altar. Austin O'Malley not-afraid devil altars The collision of a great man with a great idea strikes fire in dry flax. Austin O'Malley fire men ideas Most reformers, like a pair of trousers on a windy clothesline, go through a vast deal of vehement motion, but stay in the same place. Austin O'Malley vehement pairs reform The only real change in life comes with the consciousness of old age. Austin O'Malley life-changing real age You cannot chase a dollar and an ideal at the same time. Austin O'Malley idealism ideals dollars We must be laid like a brand in the fire ... if we would gain immortal youth. Austin O'Malley youth gains fire You can't change the world But you can change the facts And when you change the facts You change points of view If you change points of view You may change a vote And when you change a vote You may change the world Austin O'Malley voting views facts You cannot gather much truth by searching the fields; you must sink shafts. Austin O'Malley fields truth