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Oliver Wendell Holmes

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One of the best regarded American poets of the 19th century.. American physician poet professor lecturer and author


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Quote Left There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise. Quote Right
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Quote Left Beware how you take away hope from another human being. Quote Right
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Quote Left 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 Right
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Quote Left I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn. Science Quote Right
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Quote Left The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things