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Oliver Wendell Holmes Quotes
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor.
Oliver Wendell Holmes



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Author Profession: Writer
Nationality: American
Born: August 29, 1809
Died: October 8, 1894

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The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

When in doubt, do it.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Chamber, Common, Common sense, First-rate, Floor, Furniture, Ground, Man, Piece, Science, Sense, Upper
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