“One thing you can give and still keep is your word”
"One thing you can give and still keep is your word" is a proverb/riddle that has appeared in many collections of sayings. The proverb can be used in politics and in business, where trust…
"One thing you can give and still keep is your word" is a proverb/riddle that has appeared in many collections of sayings. The proverb can be used in politics and in business, where trust…
"Only one thing is worser than an almoster and that is a never tryer" is a motivation saying that was posted on Twitter by DOug Sandler on May 12, 2015. An image of the saying is on the…
"Only one thing is worser than an almoster and that is a never tryer" is a motivation saying that was posted on Twitter by DOug Sandler on May 12, 2015. An image of the saying is on the…
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone" is a quotation credited to Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) that has been printed on many posters.…
Robinson Crusoe (1719) is a novel by Daniel Defoe about a castaway who spends many years on a tropical island, far from the contact of an European. Crusoe rescues a native and names him Friday,…
Massachusetts Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) wrote in The Age (Melbourne, Australia) on July 10, 1967, and in his book, To Seek a Newer World (1967): "Of course to adhere to standards,…
To "open a can of worms" is to release chaos, like opening Pandora's box. If one opens a can of worms (for fishing), it is very difficult to close the can. "Commissioner Ed…
A joke about the funeral parlor business was posted on the website Pun of the Day in January 2009: "Opening a new funeral parlor can be quite an undertaking." Pun of the DayGreat One…
"An opportunity always looks bigger going than coming" was cited in print in May 1922 in the syndicated newspaper column "Smile a While" with Tom Sims. It's hard to see…
"Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them" is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying was credited to American writer William Arthur Ward…
"Opportunitays, like eggs don’t kum but one at a time" ("Opportunities, like eggs, come one at a time") is from the American humorist Josh Billings (pen name of Henry Wheeler…
"Opportunities, like eggs, must be hatched when they are fresh" is an American proverb that has been cited in print since at least 1859. The saying means that opportunities don't…
"Opportunity knocks but once" is a proverb that dates, in various forms, to the 1500s. "Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door" is a…
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it's dressed in overalls and looks like (hard) work" is a quotation usually credited to American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931), but…
"Opportunity knocks but once" is a proverb that dates, in various forms, to the 1500s. "Opportunity knocks only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell" is a jocular…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Yale Book of QuotationsEdited by Fred R. ShapiroNew Haven, CT: YaleUniversity Press2006Pg. 617:"Opportunity never knocks twice."Chicago Daily…
"Optometrists live longer because they dilate" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Dilate" is a pun on "die late." The joke has been cited in…
Some people get the cards in their wallet mixed up. "I was soooo pissed I went to call a cab from the phone box and put in me donor card instead of me phone card.....cost me an arm and a…
Origami is the art of paper folding. A one-line saying was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on December 10, 2019: "Technically, origami is a kind of woodworking." "Origami is the…
"Brace yourself" doesn't mean to put braces on your own teeth, but there are jokes. "Dentists are going on strike...brace yourselves" was posted on Twitter by sickipediabot…