And silence, like a poultice, comes to heal the blows of sound

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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.

Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness.

Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which...

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which...

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

Knowledge like timber shouldn't be mush use till they are seasoned.

Knowledge like timber shouldn't be mush use till they are seasoned.

I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general...

I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general...

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.

Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions.

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being

Beware how you take away hope from any human being

Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of...

Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of...

I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man...

I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man...

Old time, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants...

Old time, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants...

Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them.

Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

Men wear the pants in the relationship but women control the zipper.

Men wear the pants in the relationship but women control the zipper.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...