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Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
Nothing is so frequent as to mistake an ordinary human gift for a special and extraordinary endowment.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
If a man hasn't got plenty of good common sense, the more science he has the worse for his patient.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in which direction we are moving.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)

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