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Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes about people

American Writer August 29, 1809 – October 8, 1894

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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: "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
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent..."
Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which..."
Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "People who honestly mean to be true really contradict..."
People who honestly mean to be true really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be 'consistent'. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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