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Oliver Wendell Holmes

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


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Quote Left Every pursuit is great when greatly pursued. Quote Right
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Quote Left Have the courage to act instead of react. Quote Right
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Quote Left A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. Quote Right
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Quote Left Memory is a net: one that finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook, but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking. Quote Right
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Quote Left No families take so little medicine as those of doctors, except those of apothecaries. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things