--- title: "1 Missed Point Quotes By Olive Ann Burns" description: "1 Missed Point quotes by Olive Ann Burns. Plus more from Olive Ann Burns and more Missed Point sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/olive-ann-burns-31350_be-good_they-s-a-heap-more-to-god-s-will-than-de_94434.jpg" --- > [They's a heap more to God's will than death, disapoint-ment, and like thet. Hit's God's will for us to be good and do good, love one another, be forgivin'..." He laughed. "I reckon I ain't very forgivin', son. I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/they-s-a-heap-more-to-god-s-will-than-death-disapoint-ment-and-like/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/olive-ann-burns-31350_be-good_they-s-a-heap-more-to-god-s-will-than-de_94434.jpg) ## More by Olive Ann Burns > [They's a heap more to God's will than death, disapoint-ment, and like thet. Hit's God's will for us to be good and do good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/they-s-a-heap-more-to-god-s-will-than-death-disapoint-ment-and-like/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [Livin' is like pourin' water out of a tumbler into a dang Coca-Cola bottle. If'n you skeered you can't do it, you cain't. If'n…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/livin-is-like-pourin-water-out-of-a-tumbler-into-a-dang-coca-cola/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [Olive Ann describes Sanna as 'a perfectionist and a worrier.' She is obsessed with the idea of finding happiness, and for her, as Olive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/olive-ann-describes-sanna-as-a-perfectionist-and-a-worrier-she-is/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“When Jesus said ast and you’ll get it, He meant things of the spirit, not the flesh. Grandpa said Jesus meant us to ast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/when-jesus-said-ast-and-you-ll-get-it-he-meant-things-of-the-spirit/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“Well'm, faith ain't no magic wand or money-back gar'ntee, either one. Hit's jest a way a'livin'. Hit means you don't worry th'ew the days.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/well-m-faith-ain-t-no-magic-wand-or-money-back-gar-ntee-either-one/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“Life bullies us son, but God don't. He had good reasons for fixin' it where if'n you git too sick or too hurt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/life-bullies-us-son-but-god-don-t-he-had-good-reasons-for-fixin-it/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“Grandpa had made the Lord seem so real, I wouldn't of been surprised if he'd said good night to Him. But after a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/grandpa-had-made-the-lord-seem-so-real-i-wouldn-t-of-been-surprised/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [But to mourn, that's different. To mourn is to be eaten alive with homesickness for the person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/but-to-mourn-that-s-different-to-mourn-is-to-be-eaten-alive-with/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [I'm convinced true fulfillment is living in God's world one day at a time, savoring it, leaving today's disapointments behind and borrowing no troubles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/i-m-convinced-true-fulfillment-is-living-in-god-s-world-one-day-at-a/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“I have learned to quit speeding through life, always trying to do too many things too quickly, without taking the time to enjoy each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/i-have-learned-to-quit-speeding-through-life-always-trying-to-do-too/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“Two or more year ago she was out workin' in her rose garden one mornin' - did you know, boy, she's got over sixty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/two-or-more-year-ago-she-was-out-workin-in-her-rose-garden-one-mornin/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [Life is like pouring water into a Coca- Cola bottle; if you're the least bit scared you can't do it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/life-is-like-pouring-water-into-a-coca-cola-bottle-if-you-re-the/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“Cancer teaches that life is too short to be lived like that; you take you knocks when they come, not in advance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/cancer-teaches-that-life-is-too-short-to-be-lived-like-that-you-take/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“Hit ain't sacrilege. Miss Effie Belle says when she cain't think what to have for dinner, she asts God and right off He gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/hit-ain-t-sacrilege-miss-effie-belle-says-when-she-cain-t-think-what/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) > [“We can ast for comfort and hope and patience and courage . . . and we’ll git what we ast for. They ain’t no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olive-ann-burns/we-can-ast-for-comfort-and-hope-and-patience-and-courage-and-we-ll/) [Olive Ann Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olive-ann-burns/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/missed-point/olive-ann-burns/#itemlist", "name": "1 Missed Point Quotes By Olive Ann Burns", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They's a heap more to God's will than death, disapoint-ment, and like thet. Hit's God's will for us to be good and do good, love one another, be forgivin'...\" He laughed. \"I reckon I ain't very forgivin', son. I can forgive a fool, but I ain't inner-rested in coddlin' hypocrites. 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