Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
house genius talent
Talent is a tenant in the house owned by genius.
light owl suspicion
Suspicion is an owl that flies when the light is bad and catches only vermin for food.
soul earth determine
The only thing on earth that can determine itself is a human soul.
men arguing skepticism
You cannot knock a man down who will not stand up, nor argue with a skeptic.
ignorance worry half
Worry is half impatience and half ignorance.
yesterday tomorrow so-sad
It is yesterday that makes tomorrow so sad.
charity true-patriotism wide
True patriotism is a charity so wide that it covers a nation.
age passionate mouths
The ideal historian goes to the mouth of the tomb, cries: "Lazarus, come forth!" and sets him that was dead for ages, blinking and passionate, in the sun.
hell drunkards
There are more gluttons than drunkards in hell.
understanding reason particular
The reason we constantly discover new truth in Shakespeare is that his complete understanding of the particular includes the universal.
son doors heaven
The Son of the Carpenter made the door of heaven so low that you must either take off your plumes or stoop humbly to enter it.
habit easier thistles
It is easier to prevent thistles and habits than to uproot them.
justice hatred may
Partial justice may exist with hatred; full justice requires charity.
pruning persecution orchard
Persecution is as necessary to religion as pruning to an orchard.