Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.1809–1894The quotations of
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
American poet and physician
1809–1894
50 quotes, most often on Thinking, Talking and Truth & Lies.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858).- Often credited to Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
Often credited to Edmund Burke- Often credited to Oliver Wendell Holmes
Greatness is not where we stand but in what direction we are moving.
The Autocrat Of The Breakfast TableChicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have: Cincinnati sounds worse.
- “To an Insect”, Poems (1836)
- The Professor at the Breakfast Table (1859), Ch. 6
- The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858), Ch. 6
