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Oliver Wendell Holmes Quotes

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

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