Oliver Wendell Holmes

A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task read more

A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

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.

Love prefers twilight to daylight.

Love prefers twilight to daylight.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

I always say, as you know, that if my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. read more

I always say, as you know, that if my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. It's my job.