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Oliver Wendell Holmes Poems | Quotes | Articles

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Oliver Wendell Holmes poems, biography, quotes, examples of poetry, articles, essays and more. The best Oliver Wendell Holmes resource with comprehensive poet information, a list of poems, short poems, quotations, best poems, poet's works and more.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Biography...One of the best regarded American poets of the 19th century.. American physician poet professor lecturer and author

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Quote Left Speak not too well of one who scarce will know himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him what is, chiefly, true, remembering always he belongs to you; Deal with him as a truant, if you will, But claim him, keep him, call him brother still! Quote Right
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Quote Left Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor. Science Quote Right
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Quote Left I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. Quote Right
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Quote Left What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Quote Right
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Quote Left Old age is fifteen years older than I am. Age Quote Right
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