Maxioms by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.
A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.
It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
With effervescing opinions, the quickest way to let them get flat is to let them get exposed to the air.
With effervescing opinions, the quickest way to let them get flat is to let them get exposed to the air.
Speak not too well of one who scarce will know Himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him read more
Speak not too well of one who scarce will know Himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him what is, chiefly, true, Remembering always he belongs to you; Deal with him as a truant, if you will, But claim him, keep him, call him brother still!
The mode in which the inevitable comes to pass is through effort.
The mode in which the inevitable comes to pass is through effort.