Oliver Wendell Holmes ( 10 of 49 )
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task read more
A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we read more
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the read more
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.
If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up.
If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up.
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground read more
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor.
There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at, but they are the smiles read more
There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at, but they are the smiles that make wrinkles and not dimples.
