There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.No Time Like the Old Time, The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1865
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) was an American physician, poet, and writer, best known for his contributions to literature and medicine. He was a prominent figure in the Cambridge, Massachusetts literary scene and gained fame for his essays, particularly those published in The Atlantic Monthly, and for his notable poem "Old Ironsides." Holmes was also a founding member of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement and served as a professor at Harvard Medical School.
1809–1894·lived 85 years
There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.No Time Like the Old Time, The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1865
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.The Professor at the Breakfast-Table, Atlantic Monthly, 1859
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.The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes: His Speeches, Essays, Letters, and Judicial Opinions, p. 444, 1943
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