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Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes

American Writer August 29, 1809 – October 8, 1894

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Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a..."
Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise..."
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. Oliver Wendell Holmes
I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team! Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as..."
The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The Amen of nature is always a flower."
The Amen of nature is always a flower. Oliver Wendell Holmes
The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust."
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good."
Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal..."
Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God."
It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Memory is a net: one that finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook, but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition..."
The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as..."
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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