Austin O'Malley
Austin O'Malley
life eye dark
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.
prayer dark night
Some men pray only when the world is dark, as owls hoot at night.
best blood fool fools-and-foolishness mosquito
The best blood will sometimes get into a fool or a mosquito
sermons
Sermons are like piecrust, the shorter the better
against creed hold laugh martyrdom truth unto
Some that will hold a creed unto martyrdom will not hold the truth against a sneering laugh
facts theory tires
Facts are carpet-tacks under the pneumatic tires of theory
gallon pint
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
cast
When walking through the 'valley of shadows,' remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.
taxes
In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.
gratitude rain rose
Sorrow, like rain makes roses and mud.
beauty quality essentials
An essential quality of beauty is aloofness.
book pay form
A book is like a money-changer: it pays you back in another form what you brint to it.
character solitude needs
You cannot build up a character in a solitude; you need a formed character to stand a solitude.
childhood age connections
Childhood has no necessary connection with age.