The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The great end of living is to harmonize man with the order of things

The great end of living is to harmonize man with the order of things

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,...

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...

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

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

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

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.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

The woman cries before the wedding; the man afterward.

The woman cries before the wedding; the man afterward.

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!

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.

Every idea is an incitement... Eloquence may set fire to reason.

Every idea is an incitement... Eloquence may set fire to reason.

Memory is a net: one that finds it full of fish when he takes it...

Memory is a net: one that finds it full of fish when he takes it...

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

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.

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...