I think it not improbable that man, like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it never has seen… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Why should you row a boat race? Why endure the long months of pain in preparation for a fierce half hour that… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
There is nothing earthly that lasts so well, as money. A man's learning dies with him, as does his virtues fade out… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Who does not feel that Nansen's account of his search for the Pole rather loses than gains in ideal satisfaction by the… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
The noblest service comes from nameless hands; and the best servant does his work unseen. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
When a man holds his tongue it does not signify much. But when a woman dispenses with the office of the mighty… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Blood is a destiny. One's genius descends in the stream from long lines of ancestry. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
If you don't know what you want, you will probably never get it. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
It is mere childishness to expect men to believe as their fathers did; that is, if they have any minds of their own. The… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Longevity is having a chronic disease - and taking care of it. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
As for the excellent little wretches who grow up in what they are taught, with never a scruple or a query, ... they signify… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
On every stem, on every leaf,... and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar,… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
A good soldier, like a good horse, cannot be of a bad color. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Free competition is worth more to society than it costs. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
