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Women

A woman never forgets her sex. S…

5 Jan , 2014  

A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Science

All generous minds have a horror…

5 Jan , 2014  

All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called “Facts”. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Fashion

Fashion is only the attempt to r…

27 Apr , 2013  

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Age

Men do not quit playing because …

19 May , 2010  

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Fame

Nothing is so common-place as to…

11 Jan , 2010  

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Heresy

Rough work, iconoclasm, – but th…

21 Nov , 2009  

Rough work, iconoclasm, – but the only way to get at truth. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Music

Take a music bath once or twice …

5 Oct , 2009  

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. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Neighbor

The correlative to loving our ne…

26 Sep , 2009  

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Wit

The wit knows that his place is …

10 Sep , 2009  

The wit knows that his place is at the tail of a procession. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Doubt

To have doubted one’s own first …

10 Sep , 2009  

To have doubted one’s own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Truth

Truth is tough. It will not bre…

10 Sep , 2009  

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day, like a football, and it will be round and full at evening. Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

Mother

Youth fades; love droops; the le…

10 Sep , 2009  

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother’s secret hope outlives them all! Holmes Sr., Oliver Wendell

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