Famous quotes containing the words oliver wendell holmes, wendell holmes, oliver wendell, oliver and/or wendell:
“Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1809–1894)
“It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side,
His shop was just upon the bank, his boat was on the tide;
The daughter of a fisherman, that was so straight and slim,
Lived over on the other bank, right opposite to him.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)
“Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935)
“What’s worth doing is worth doing for money.”
—Stanley Weiser, U.S. screenwriter, and Oliver Stone. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas)
“And silence, like a poultice, comes
To heal the blows of sound.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)