Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat surface.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it.

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it.

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 thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times.

A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times.

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;...

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

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

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,...

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often...

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often...

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

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

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...

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...

If a hug represented how much I loved you, I would hold you in my...

If a hug represented how much I loved you, I would hold you in my...

Man has will, but woman has her way.

Man has will, but woman has her way.

Take hold of this (charm) that subjects to immortality (life), may thy life unto old...

Take hold of this (charm) that subjects to immortality (life), may thy life unto old...

I dont fear death, but I sure dont like those three-footers for par.

I dont fear death, but I sure dont like those three-footers for par.

If it were a person, it would be a woman, a very dignified old lady....

If it were a person, it would be a woman, a very dignified old lady....