Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes was the name of two prominent men, father and son:...
cutting hypocrisy patterns
The preacher's garment is cut according to the pattern of that of the hearers, for the most part.
husband men pretty-woman
I should like to see any kind of man, distinguishable from a gorilla, that some good and even pretty woman could not shape a husband out of.
real ideas wind
Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.
ideas mediocrity publicity
The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.
lying humanity individuality
Under bad manners, as under graver faults, lies very commonly an overestimate of our special individuality, as distinguished from our generic humanity.
law taste easy
It is perfectly easy to be original by violating the laws of decency and the canons of good taste.
fun children angel
You hear that boy laughing?you think he's all fun; But the angels laugh, too, at the good he has done; The children laugh loud as they troop to his call, And the poor man that knows him laughs loudest of all.
memories perfect recollection
Nothing can be so perfect while we possess it as it will seem when remembered.
money memories children
There is nothing earthly that lasts so well, as money. A man's learning dies with him, as does his virtues fade out of remembrance, but the dividends on the stocks he bequeaths to his children live and keep his memory green.
powerful women mean
When a man holds his tongue it does not signify much. But when a woman dispenses with the office of the mighty member, when she sheathed her natural weapon at a trying moment, it means that she trusts to still more formidable enginery; to tears it may be, a solvent more powerful than that with which Hannibal softened the alpine rocks...
men opinion argument
A man's opinions are generally of much more value than his arguments.
sarcastic night order
In order to know whether a human being is young or old, offer it food of different kinds at short intervals. If young, it will eat anything at any hour of the day or night.
world arms doe
The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.
spirituality ghost modern
The worst of a modern stylish mansion is that it has no place for ghosts.