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

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Love prefers twilight to daylight

Love prefers twilight to daylight

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...

Love prefers twilight to daylight.

Love prefers twilight to daylight.

Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.

Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth.

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.

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to...

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to...

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.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

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,...

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...

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

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

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

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

We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit...

We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit...

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

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

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

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

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

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.

Friendship is held to be the severest test of character.