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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.

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.

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

A man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.

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.