The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.The sea drowns out humanity and time. It has no sympathy with either, for it belongs to eternity; and of that it sings its monotonous song forever and ever.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.For nothing burns with such amazing speed, As the dry sticks of a religious creed.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.