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Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes about old

American Writer August 29, 1809 – October 8, 1894

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Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "A person is always startled when he hears himself called old..."
A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and..."
To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old..."
Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it..."
A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Old age is fifteen years older than I am."
Old age is fifteen years older than I am. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old..."
We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "A new untruth is better than an old truth."
A new untruth is better than an old truth. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the..."
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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