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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Find important quotes and citations by the author Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Quote 1685
Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke. -
Quote 1556
A man over ninety is a great comfort to all his elderly neighbors: he is a picket-guard at the extreme outpost; and the young folks of sixty and seventy feel that the enemy must get by him before he can come near their campMore quotes on the topics: age neighbourhood protection opportunity risk
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Quote 1541
Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playingMore quotes on the topics: games age changes losses dependence
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Quote 1493
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready moneyMore quotes on the topics: friendship faith animals money
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Quote 1448
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum -
Quote 1326
Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our heartsMore quotes on the topics: love homeland heart separation memory
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Quote 1283
A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principlesMore quotes on the topics: carefulness money principle superficiality greed
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Quote 1121
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensionsMore quotes on the topics: mind experience improvement learning self-development knowledge
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Quote 1087
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptionsMore quotes on the topics: youth age experience knowledge rules
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Quote 970
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every foldMore quotes on the topics: friendship
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Quote 967
Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friendMore quotes on the topics: awareness friendship individualism changes
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Quote 815
Life is a romantic business, but you have to make the romance. -
Quote 727
Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness -
Quote 622
Taxes are the price that we pay for a civilized societyMore quotes on the topics: civilization money law equivalent
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Quote 600
Age, like distance lends a double charm -
Quote 593
To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. -
Quote 463
Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensionsMore quotes on the topics: mind ideas opportunity
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