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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 The individual will always be a minority. If a man is in a minority of one, we lock him up. Quote Right
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Quote Left Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light. Quote Right
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Quote Left I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions -- adding that no general proposition is worth a damn. Quote Right
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Quote Left Don't be 'consistent' but be simple true. Quote Right
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Quote Left We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but sail we must and not drift nor lie at anchor Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs