Maxioms by Oliver Wendell Holmes
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the read more
The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it will contract.
Simple people ... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
Simple people ... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.
For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary read more
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used.
Old age is fifteen years older than I am.
Old age is fifteen years older than I am.