Tag Archives: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Some further challenge to your ambition

Posted on October 12, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

But the moment you turn a corner you see another straight stretch ahead and there comes some further challenge to your ambition. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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To be master of any branch of knowledge

Posted on August 26, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

To be master of any branch of knowledge, you must master those which lie next to it; and thus to know anything you must know all. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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The right to swing my fist

Posted on August 2, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.  Oliver Wendell Holmes

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If you wish to keep as well as possible

Posted on July 3, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

If you wish to keep as well as possible, the less you think about your health the better. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Over the Teacups, 1891

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A special face

Posted on June 6, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Journals, 1843

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Friendship

Posted on June 2, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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A dime among a lot of pennies

Posted on May 23, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended a meeting in which he was the shortest man present.  “Dr. Holmes,” quipped a friend, “I should think you’d feel rather small among us big fellows.”  “I do,” retorted Holmes, “I feel like a dime … Continue reading →

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Wisdom and beauty

Posted on May 20, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Love is the master key

Posted on May 19, 2012 by theholisticdirectory

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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