Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
Beware how you take away hope from any human being.
Be polite and generous, but don't undervalue yourself.
Man has his will, but woman has her way!
Knowledge and timber shouldn't be much used, till they are seasoned.
He must be a poor creature that does not often repeat himself.
Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made!
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
Death tugs at my ear and says, 'Live. I am coming.
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a deal longer.
It is by little things that we know ourselves.
Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
There are many things which we can afford to forget which it is yet well to learn.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.
Treat bad men exactly as if they were insane.
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Though fortune scowl, though prudence interfere,
One thing is certain: Love will triumph here!
