About Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table"...
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.
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I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
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