Quotes starting with O
Below you will find our collection of inspirational quotes and sayings starting with the letter O, collected over the years from a variety of sources.
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Observe all men; thyself most. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Of all the plants that cover the earth and lie like a fringe of hair upon the body of our grandmother, try to obtain knowledge that you may be strengthened in life. -- Winnebago (Native American) (on nature)
Off with the old and on with the new. -- unknown
Often, less is more. -- unknown
Once a word is spoken, it flies, you can't catch it. -- Russian Proverb
Once bitten, twice shy. -- unknown
Once the rice is pudding, it's too late to reclaim the rice. -- Indonesian (on time and timeliness)
Once you reach the top, take care as the only way left to go is down. -- Darren Bateman
One day at a time. -- unknown
One day in perfect health is much. -- Arabic (on health and wellness)
One does evil enough when one does nothing good. -- German proverb.
One enemy is too many and a hundred friends too few. -- unknown
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. -- George Herbert (1593-1633)
One flower makes no garland. -- George Herbert (1593-1632)
One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade. -- Chinese Proverb
One good turn deserves another. -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
One hand for yourself and one for the ship. -- unknown
One hand washes the other. -- Epicharmus (273 AD)
One head cannot hold all wisdom. -- Maasai(East African)(on wisdom)
One man can make a difference. -- unknown
One man may be more cunning than another, but not more cunning than everybody else. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
One man's beard is on fire; another man warms his hands on it. -- Kashmiri (on perversity)
One man's junk is another man's treasure. -- unknown
One man's meat is another man's poison. -- unknown
One might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb. -- N. Rogers (1662)
One must not play on the nose of a sleeping bear. -- German (on prudence)
One person can burn water, while another can't even burn oil. -- Kashmiri (on differences)
One should learn to sail in all waters. -- Italian (on the conduct of life)
One should speak little with others and much with oneself. -- Danish (on the conduct of life)
One step at a time. -- unknown
One step leads to another. -- unknown
One swallow never makes a summer. -- John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
One thing leads to another. -- unknown
One today is worth two tomorrows. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights. -- Egyptian (on marriage)
One who steals has no right to complain if he is robbed. -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
One who waits for chance, may wait a year. -- Yoruba (West African (on opportunity)
One with the courage to laugh is master of the world. -- Italian (on courage and fear)
Only a fool hates that which he knows nothing about. -- unknown
Only a fool tests the water with both feet. -- African Proverb
Only the foolish visit the land of the cannibals. -- Maori (on foolishness)
Only the sufferers know how their bellies ache. -- Burmese (on experience)
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. -- George Herbert (1593-1632)
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. -- Dalai Lama
Opportunities come but do not linger. -- Nepalese (on opportunity)
Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. -- unknown
Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds. -- George Eliot (1819-1880)
Our desires are the cause of our suffering and pain in life. -- Old Buddist saying
Our fears always outnumber our dangers. -- Latin (on courage and fear)
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. -- Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
Our handicaps exist only in our minds. -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Our life is what our thoughts make it. -- Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
Out of adversity comes opportunity. -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Out of debt, out of danger. -- unknown
Out of sight, out of mind. -- unknown
Out of the frying pan, into the fire. -- John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
Out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks. -- Chaucer (c.1343-1400)
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. -- Aesop, thanks to A. Fonda-Marsland