Oliver Wendell Holmes ( 10 of 49 )
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Speak not too well of one who scarce will know Himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him read more
Speak not too well of one who scarce will know Himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him what is, chiefly, true, Remembering always he belongs to you; Deal with him as a truant, if you will, But claim him, keep him, call him brother still!
To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the read more
The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.
It is the province of knowledge to speak And it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. -Oliver Wendell Holmes.
It is the province of knowledge to speak And it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. -Oliver Wendell Holmes.
People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and read more
People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, why wasn't it done the other way?
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
Love prefers twilight to daylight.
Love prefers twilight to daylight.
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.
Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.
The mode in which the inevitable comes to pass is through effort.
The mode in which the inevitable comes to pass is through effort.
