“If I were dying my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: faith
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Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are
“Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: imagination
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I hate facts. I always say the
“I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions – adding that no general proposition is worth a damn.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: science
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It is the province of knowledge to
“It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: knowledge
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Lawyers spend a great deal of their
“Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Category: legal
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Have the courage to act instead of
“Have the courage to act instead of react.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: courage
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Many people die with their music still
“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
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: music
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes
“Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: truth
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Put not your trust in money, but
“Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: money
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A new untruth is better than an
“A new untruth is better than an old truth.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: truth
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Without wearing any mask we are conscious
“Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Category: friendship
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