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Personal growth2 quotes
Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions. — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1831I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it,—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1858Formation of character1 quote
Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past! — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1858Gender relations1 quote
Man has his will,—but woman has her way! — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1857Ideas1 quote
Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions. — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1831Men and women1 quote
Man has his will,—but woman has her way! — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1857Power of ideas1 quote
Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions. — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1831Self-improvement1 quote
Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past! — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1858Stagnation1 quote
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it,—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1858The good old days1 quote
There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young. — Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1865