Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
mind streched by new idea
mind streched by new idea
“Once the mind has been stretched by a new idea, it will never again return to its original size.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)
stumbled over vs. kicked
stumbled over vs. kicked
“Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)
quit playing - getting old
quit playing - getting old
“Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)
quiet of storm centre
quiet of storm centre
“We are very quiet there, but it is the quiet of a storm centre.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)
thought shrink to mediocricity
thought shrink to mediocricity
“The very minute a thought is threatened with publicity it seems to shrink towards mediocrity.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)