Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!

One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see...

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see...

The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned...

The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned...

The man flaps about with a bunch of feathers: the woman goes to work softly...

The man flaps about with a bunch of feathers: the woman goes to work softly...

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.

Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men -...

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men -...

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...

Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We...

Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We...

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

Love prefers twilight to daylight

Love prefers twilight to daylight

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.

One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.

A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened.

A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened.

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable...

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable...

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.

Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.