You cannot gather much truth by searching the fields; you must sink shafts. Austin O'Malley More Quotes by Austin O'Malley More Quotes From Austin O'Malley Wisdom grows in quiet places. Austin O'Malley growswisdomquiet Knowledge is flour, but wisdom is bread. Austin O'Malley flourwisdombread Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you. Austin O'Malley angerrevengedog Well begun is not only half done, but often fully cooked. Austin O'Malley wellsdonehalf If you learn from a loss you have not lost. Austin O'Malley sunsetlearninginspirational Civilization is the world with its leg asleep. Austin O'Malley legscivilizationworld Charity is the only lubricant that keeps the axle of the world creaking. Austin O'Malley charityworld Charity that is always beginning at home stays there. Austin O'Malley charityhome The milk of human kindness should be brought fresh to the table every morning. Austin O'Malley tableskindnessmorning If you have forgotten how to be a child you cannot teach children. Austin O'Malley teachingforgottenchildren Nations die first in the big cities. Austin O'Malley bigscitiesfirsts If you snub Conscience a few times she will cut your acquaintance. Austin O'Malley acquaintancecuttingifs Each man's soul is a menagerie where Conscience, the animal-tamer, lives with a collection of wild beasts. Austin O'Malley soulanimalmen 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. Austin O'Malley runninglifebeach You can buy life only with life. Austin O'Malley life 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. Austin O'Malley lakeswaterlife A man's life is like a well, not like a snake--it should be measured by its depth, not by its length. Austin O'Malley snakesmenlife 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. Austin O'Malley eyedarklife Life is being, not having. Austin O'Malley life-islife Originality in literature is only a new coat of paint on an old house. Austin O'Malley coatsliteraturehouse
