Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes was the name of two prominent men, father and son:...
birthday angel hands
Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all, then closes the case, and gives the key into the hand of the Angel of the Resurrection.
simple people perception
Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
fall communication speech
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
memories smell imagination
Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.
love insanity mind
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.
trust money investment
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
ignorance science topography
Science is the topography of ignorance.
music death winning
A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
air achievement too-much
Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.
running communication inspiration
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
courage veterans-day fear
Have the courage to act instead of react.
friendship real-friends dating
Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
inspirational funny spiritual
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.
truth light
Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.