Speak clearly, if you speak at all carve every word before you let it fall.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Take a music bath once or twice a week f…
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.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Taxes are the price we pay for civilizat…
Taxes are the price we pay for civilization.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
The advice of their elders to young men …
The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
The character of every act depends upon …
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
The great act of faith is when a man dec…
The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
The great thing in this world is not so …
The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
The individual will always be a minority…
The individual will always be a minority. If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of…
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes
The mode by which the inevitable comes t…
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Oliver Wendell Holmes