Love prefers twilight to daylight

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Topics: Love Quotes, Romantic Love Quotes

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original...

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original...

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.

A new untruth is better than an old truth.

A new untruth is better than an old truth.

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.

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;...

The bigot is like the pupil of the eye, the more light you put upon...

The bigot is like the pupil of the eye, the more light you put upon...

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

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

Grow we must, if we outgrow all that loves us.

Grow we must, if we outgrow all that loves us.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

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.

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being

Beware how you take away hope from any human being

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

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...

Anything simple always interests me.

Anything simple always interests me.

There is a simplicity that exists on the far side of complexity, and there is...

There is a simplicity that exists on the far side of complexity, and there is...