266 Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

To many, the words love, hope, and dreams are synonymous with horses.

Truth is the breath of life to human society. It is the food of the immortal spirit. Yet a single word of it may kill a man as suddenly as a drop of prussic acid.

The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Leisure only means a chance to do other jobs that demand attention.

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men ? from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.