Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes

Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one.

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.

The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.

Lord of all being, throned afar, Thy glory flames from sun and star; Centre and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near!

A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.