Austin O'Malley (author)

“If you keep your eyes so fixed on Heaven that you never look at the Earth, you will stumble into Hell.”

“Before you beat a child, be sure you yourself are not the cause of the offense.”

“Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.”

“An essential quality of beauty is aloofness.”

“The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.”

“The fact that you have been knocked down is interesting, but the length of time you remained down is important.”

“The statesman shears the sheep, the politician skins them.”

“The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.”

“Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food.”

“Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.”