Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and...
Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
A man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
A man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.
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.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
Beware how you take away hope from another human being. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.