Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.l

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Don't be consistent, but be simply true.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.