All Oliver Wendell Holmes Quotes
- Yes, child of suffering, thou may'st well be sure He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor! Child
- We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible. You cannot educate… All
- I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose. Answer
- We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see in twilight's gloom the first… Anticipation
- The Indian is but a sketch in red crayon of a rudimental manhood. To the problem of his relation to the white race, there is… Crayon
- I firmly believe that if the whole material medica, as now used, could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would be better… All
- Youth longs and manhood strives, but age remembers. Age
- What we most want to ask of our Maker is an unfolding of the divine purpose in putting human beings into conditions in which such… Ask
- The sea drowns out humanity and time. It has no sympathy with either, for it belongs to eternity; and of that it sings its monotonous… Belongs
- Whatever comes from the brain carries the hue of the place it came from, and whatever comes from the heart carries the heat and color… Birthplace
- The best servant does his work unseen. Best
- See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout. Anglers
- Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite. Civilization
- Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Congratulations
- Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness. Beauty
- Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live.… Always Getting
- But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Breathing
- The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer. Best Love
- Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a… Authorizes
- There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise. Cards