Quotes of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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The chief end of a man is to frame general ideas - and… no general idea is worth a damn.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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“ All my problems bow before my stubbornness. ”

- Amit Kalantri

“ When you know my love, my love will warm you. ”

- Ruby Dee

“ The road to success is always under construction. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone. ”

- Suzanne Collins

“ Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable. ”

- Chesterton

“ The past can't hurt you anymore. Not unless you let it. They made you into a victim, Evey. They made you into a statistic. But, that's not the real you. That's not who you are inside. ”

- Alan Moore

“ With every rising of the sun, think of your life as just begun. ”

- Unknown

“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

- Kilroy J. Oldster

“ How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em. ”

- Shel Silverstein

“ Changing a Habit is Never Difficult. Difficult is to Address Your Unwillingness to do it ”

- Vineet Raj Kapoor

“ Everyone's time is limited. What matters most is to focus on what matters most. ”

- Roy Bennett

“ The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. ”

- Émile Zola

“ The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. ”

- Alexander Graham Bell

“ Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. ”

- Max Ehrmann

“ Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes. ”

- Robert Frost

“ This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ How do I say “I miss you” in a way that will make your heart ache as mine does? ”

- Unknown

“ When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. Then you grow up and you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he's not easy to spot; he's really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair. ”

- Taylor Swift

“ ...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you. ”

- Anne Lamott

“ Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. ”

- Mother Teresa

“ You see, when we set goals that feel safer and achievable, we are caving in to our own preconceived notions of what we are capable of. We’re not pushing past our comfort zone; we’re just settling for status quo. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ The only time a man can do the right thing is right now. ”

- John Verdon