You gave me the key of your heart, my love; then why did you make me knock? Oh that was yesterday, saints above! And last night—I changed the lock!
—John Boyle O’Reilly
Topics: Imagination
Doubt is brother devil to despair.
—John Boyle O’Reilly
Topics: Doubt
The organized charity, scrimped and iced, in the name of a cautious, statistical Christ.
—John Boyle O’Reilly
Topics: Charity
Take gifts with a sigh: most men give to be paid.
—John Boyle O’Reilly
Topics: Gift
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