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

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

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...

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

Every calling is great when greatly pursued.

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

I don't generally feel anything until noon, then it's time for my nap.

I don't generally feel anything until noon, then it's time for my nap.

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each...

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each...

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

The longing for certainty... is in every human mind. But certainty is generally illusion.

The longing for certainty... is in every human mind. But certainty is generally illusion.

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

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,...

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.

Death is really a great blessing for humanity without it there could be no real...

Death is really a great blessing for humanity without it there could be no real...