Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes was the name of two prominent men, father and son:...
enthusiasm faith life worth
It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living.
life faith insightful
It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
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The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
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It is faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth looking at.
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If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.
faith humility men
The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.
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Stillness and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding. Vulgar persons can't sit still, or at least must always work their limbs and features.
respect
I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.
bath few music soul twice week
Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body.
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The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.
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Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
fools men wise
Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it
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And when you stick on conversation's burrs, don't strew your pathway with those dreadful urs.
beware hope human
Beware how you take away hope from any human being.