Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. quotes, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. sayings, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Where we love is home, Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits the all. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The noblest service comes from nameless hands, and the best servant does his work unseen. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.