The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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...

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

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...

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...

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

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

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...

The greatest tragedy in America is not the destruction of our natural resources, though that...

The greatest tragedy in America is not the destruction of our natural resources, though that...

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,...

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.

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It...

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It...

Man has will, but woman has her way.

Man has will, but woman has her way.

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

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

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

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

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

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

Beauty is the index of a larger fact than wisdom.

Beauty is the index of a larger fact than wisdom.

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...