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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But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.
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A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was.
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.