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

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Topics: Friendship Quotes

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 mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

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

How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made!

How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made!

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

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...

Beauty is only skin deep... but dont tell an ugly person that

Beauty is only skin deep... but dont tell an ugly person that

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

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...

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by...

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by...

Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says,...

Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says,...

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

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.

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

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...

Love is the master key opens the gates of happiness.

Love is the master key opens the gates of happiness.

Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind,...

Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind,...

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...

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.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.