Quotes by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he >>

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to o >>

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched w >>

Quotations about Action

Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we >>

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox. >>

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The han >>

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

Holmes, Oliver Wendell