"The right and honest definition of business is mutual helpfulness" has been cited in print since at least 1917. Authorship of the saying is unknown. The saying was seldom cited in print…
"One test is worth a thousand expert opinions" is a popular adage in aerospace that has also been used by other fields. Nothing shows that a product works (or doesn't work) like a…
"One thing my dog and I have in common is that we never want me to go to work" (or "One thing my dogs and I have in common is that we never want me to go to work") is a saying…
"One thing my dog and I have in common is that we never want me to go to work" (or "One thing my dogs and I have in common is that we never want me to go to work") is a saying…
"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…