One-liners and proverbs part O

Hundreds of beautiful Biblical posters

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the go
al. (Hannah More)
Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest of these is: "It might have been
".
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a lovi
ng heart. (Henry Ward Beecher)
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
Of course, there's now a higher percentage of seat belt users. The non-users ar
e slowly being killed off.
Often, the only way to comfort the suffering is to understand that you can't un
derstand and just be there.
Oh Lord, help me to keep my big mouth shut until I know what I'm talking about.

Oh, the worst of all tragedies is not to die young, but to live until I am seve
nty-five and yet not ever truly to have lived. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
Old hippies never die, they just surrender to society. (Stephe)
On a display of "I love you only" Valentine cards: Now available in multi-packs
.
On a front door: Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog.
On a very cold, snowy Sunday in February, only the pastor and one farmer arrive
d at the village church. The pastor said, "Well, I guess we won't have a service
today." The farmer replied: "Heavens!, if even only one cow shows up at feeding
time, I feed it."
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box. (Italia
n Proverb)
One can resist an intrusion of armies but not an idea whose time has come. (Vic
tor Hugo)
One good thing about being wrong is the joy it brings to others.
One good thing about forgetting is that you can no longer worry about what ever
it was you forgot.
One half of the world will never understand the other half, and it doesn't matt
er which half you're in.
One of life's mysteries is how a two-pound box of candy can make a person gain
five pounds.
One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment
. (Merle Shain)
One of the most important things a father can do for his children is to love th
eir mother.
One of the most important things in communication is to hear what is not being
said. (Peter Drucker)
One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those wh
o are not present.
In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present. (Stephen R. Covey)
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. (O. A
. Battista)
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up
being governed by your inferiors. (Plato)
 One of the surest hindrances to the recovery of the sick is the centring of att
ention upon themselves. (Ellen White)
One reason why computers can do more work than people is that they never have t
o stop and answer the phone.
One thing you can give and still keep, is your word.
One time a windshield wiper will work properly is when it is holding a parking
ticket.
One who looks for a friend without faults will have none.
One will never reach distant shores,
if he chooses to remain upon the dock,
In fear his little ship of dreams
may be dashed against the rocks. (F.Bolen)
One with God is a majority. (Billy Graham)
One Youngster was explaining to another what "mixed emotions" meant. "It's like
watching the school burn down when your new catcher's mitt is in your desk," he
said.
Only boring people get bored. (Robin Beyer)
Only in America do people order double cheese burgers, a large fries, and a die
t coke.
Only in America do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and
leave useless things and junk in boxes in the garage.
Only one life, it will soon be past.
Only what's done for Christ will last. (C. T. Studd)
Only the winners decide what were war crimes. (Gary Willis)
On the first day of school, the Kindergarten teacher said, If anyone has to go
to the bathroom, hold up two fingers. A little voice from the back of the room a
sked: "How will that help?"
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
Open your mind to God's wisdom, open your soul to God's peace, open your heart
to God's love and all three will stay with you forever. (Mary Stavros)
Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. (William
Arthur Ward)
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and look
s like work. (Thomas Edison)
Optometrist's office: If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to
the right place.
Originality is the art of concealing your source. (Franklin P. Jones)
Others may argue your beliefs, but they can't refuse your love.
Our arms are the only ones God has to hug His children.
Our backgrounds and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are re
sponsible for who we become.
Our character is shaped as much by our failures as it is by our successes. (Joh
n Gray)
Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than lo
ok back.
Our five senses are incomplete without the sixth - a sense of humor.
Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we f
all. (Oliver Goldsmith)
Our minister announced that admission to a church social event would be six dol
lars per person. "However, if you're over 65," he said, "the price will be only
$5.50."
From the back of the congregation, a woman's voice rang out, "Do you really thin
k I'd give you that information for only 50 cents?"
Our toaster works on either AC or DC, but not on bread. It has two settings: to
o soon or too late. (Sam Levenson)
Outer agitation reveals inner instability.
Overheard during a particular long sermon, "If we give him the money now, Mommy
, will he let us go?"
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