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Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes

American Writer August 29, 1809 – October 8, 1894

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Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper..."
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul..."
The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind..."
Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprung up. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society..."
A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable."
Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable. 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: "This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice."
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Apology is only egotism wrong side out."
Apology is only egotism wrong side out. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort."
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort. Oliver Wendell Holmes
I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn. 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: "The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms...."
The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius. 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: "Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we..."
Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds worse. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "When in doubt, do it."
When in doubt, do it. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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