Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Don't be consistent, but be simply true.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Death tugs at my ear and says, 'Live. I am coming.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.