Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

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.

The greatest tragedy in America is not the destruction of our natural resources, though that...

The greatest tragedy in America is not the destruction of our natural resources, though that...

It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.

It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.

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.

Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell...

Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell...

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they...

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they...

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.

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...

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.

But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

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...

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

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

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our...

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our...

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

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

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom...

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom...

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj

Speak less. Say more. whaywardj