Orlando Aloysius Battista Quotes

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

There are times when silence is the best way to yell at the top of your voice.

Nothing adds to a person's leisure time like doing things when they are supposed to be done.

One of the hardest things to teach a child is that truth is more important than consequences.

The shortest distance between two jokes makes a perfect speech.

Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself.

The fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line.

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.

Initiative is to success what a lighted match is to a candle.

Placing the blame is a bad habit, but taking the blame is a sure builder of character

Knowledge is power, especially when it is hitched to a workhorse.

Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances.

One good thing about punctuality is that it's a sure way to help you enjoy a few minutes of privacy.

Knowledge is the best eraser in the world for disharmony, distrust, despair, and the endless physical deficiencies of man.

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy - whether he knows it or not.

Before most people start boasting about their family tree, they already have done a good pruning job.

An atheist is a man who looks through a telescope and tries to explain what he can't see.

A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk.

True love doesn't consist of holding hands, it consists of holding hearts.

Time was when the average person could pay as he goes. Nowadays he has to pay as he comes and goes.

Patience is never more important than when you are at the edge of losing it.

You're never quite sure how you feel about a neighbor until a 'For Sale' sign suddenly appears in front of his house.

A happy marriage is the world's best bargain.

Work is the best wonder drug ever devised by God.

The willingness to trust others even when you know you may be taken advantage of is the cornerstone of becoming civilized.

Man can learn a lot from fishing - when the fish are biting no problem in the world is big enough to be remembered.

Tact is the ability to make a person see lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

The best eraser in the world is a good night's sleep.