Orlando Aloysius Battista Quotations

The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The shortest distance between two jokes makes a perfect speech.

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

Before most people start boasting about their family tree, they usually do a good pruning job.

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

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

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

Work is the best wonder drug ever devised by God.

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

A happy marriage is the world's best bargain.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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