The young man knows the rules, the old man knows the exceptions.Valedictory Address, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1871
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and essayist, known for his wit and wisdom in his literary works. He was also a professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Harvard University and one of the prominent figures of the 19th century American literary scene.
1809–1894·lived 85 years
The young man knows the rules, the old man knows the exceptions.Valedictory Address, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1871
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, p. 123, 1858
The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, 1858
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