Quotes of Oliver Wendell Holmes

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A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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“ If every life is a river, then it's little wonder that we do not even notice the changes that occur until we are far out in the darkest sea. One day you look around and nothing is familiar, not even your own face. My name once meant daughter, grandaughter, friend, sister, beloved. Now those words mean only what their letters spell out; Star in the night sky. Truth in the darkness. I have crossed over to a place where I never thought I'd be. I am someone I would have never imagined. A secret. A dream. I am this, body and soul. Burn me. Drown me. Tell me lies. I will still be who I am. ”

- Alice Hoffman

“ When your only competition is becoming a better you, you will always win the game. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ Don't let him take who you are. Make him fear who you'll become. ”

- Mary Weber

“ Let no one who loves be called unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow. ”

- J. M. Barrie

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

- Unknown

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

- Émile Zola

“ The price of your birthday outfits should go costlier with respect to the ages you lived. ”

- Anwesha Mohanty ‘Anny’

“ When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth. ”

- Jodi Picoult

“ Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through selfgratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ”

- Helen Keller

“ Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. ”

- Niccolo Machiavelli

“ You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about. ”

- Muhammad Ali

“ If you are too busy to pray, you are busier than God wants you to be. ”

- Wanda E. Brunstetter

“ Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. ”

- Thomas Jefferson

“ Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love? ”

- Orhan Pamuk

“ The road to success is always under construction. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Betrayal, Selfishness, Sly and many more! A kid is far away from understanding abstract nouns except one Love. ”

- Somya Kedia

“ Be supportive of others the way you would want them to be supportive of you. ”

- Ken Poirot

“ Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Confusion, obsession, and potential love walk handinhand. ”

- Ashli and Trisha Edwards

“ Many, many readers have written asking me wistfully about the nature of Sam and Grace's relationship, and I can assure you, that sort is absolutely real. Mutual, respectful, enduring love is completely attainable as long as you swear you won't settle for less. ”

- Maggie Stiefvater

“ Do I care about pleasure? Yes. But I don't believe in happiness. ”

- Tatiana Vedenska

“ Do not yearn to be popular; be exquisite. Do not desire to be famous; be loved. Do not take pride in being expected; be palpable, unmistakable. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ Being with you never felt wrong. It's the one thing I did right. You're the one thing I did right. ”

- Becca Fitzpatrick

“ The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. ”

- Emily Dickinson