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

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

To brag little - to show well - to crow gently, if in luck -...

To brag little - to show well - to crow gently, if in luck -...

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

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

My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

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

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

Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.

Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I...

I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I...

The great end of living is to harmonize man with the order of things

The great end of living is to harmonize man with the order of things

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all,...

A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were...

A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were...

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...

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

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

Memory is a net: one that finds it full of fish when he takes it...

Memory is a net: one that finds it full of fish when he takes it...

Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like

Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light

The truth always comes back....either to shake your hand or to slap your face.

The truth always comes back....either to shake your hand or to slap your face.

A new untruth is better than an old truth.

A new untruth is better than an old truth.