To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

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

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...

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...

Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them.

Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them.

Nature has but one judgment on wrong conduct - if you can call that a...

Nature has but one judgment on wrong conduct - if you can call that a...

The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal...

The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal...

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they...

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they...

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.

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.

I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I...

I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I...

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

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

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.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means...

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means...

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

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go...

Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur-coated, musical hot water bottles that never go...

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage