I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. More Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. More Quotes From Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. motivationalinspirationallife Beware how you take away hope from any human being. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. hopeexpectationslife 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. Before they know it, time runs out. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. inspirationallifedeath Learn the sweet magic of a cheerful face. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. cheerfulmagicsweet 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 a man wholly out of the superstitious fears which were early implanted in his imagination; no matter how utterly his reason may reject them... Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. imaginationfearmen Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. marriagemissing-youlove To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. timebirthdayyears Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. spiritualinspirationalfunny Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. mothers-daymomhope Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. happy-fridaydisrespectfulpeople Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. lighttruth And if I should live to be Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. agespringtree Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. beautiful-womenbeautypast Have the courage to act instead of react. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. veterans-daycouragefear A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. changedreamlove Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks? Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. writingsciencethinking Death tugs at my ear and says, 'Live. I am coming. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. earsrunning Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. communicationinspirationrunning Don't be 'consistent,' but be simply true. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. consistent It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. insightfulfaithlife
