Even a dog knows the difference between being kicked and being stumbled over.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.