Quotes of Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Give us the luxuries of life and we'll dispense with the necessaries.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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“ I know that the whole point—the only point—is to find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go. ”

- Lauren Oliver

“ At the beginning, you need no support other than your pen and paper to write down the ideas that your brain is ready to supply you at any given time. ”

- Godspower Oparaugo

“ Life is a game and true love is a trophy. ”

- Rufus Wainwright

“ I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t expect a first kiss to be so…life altering. In a few brief moments, the rule book of my universe had been rewritten. Suddenly I was a brand new person. I was as fragile as a newborn, but instead of the doctor placing me in my mother’s arms, he’d put me in Ren’s. What would Ren do with me? Would he draw me near, soothe me, and teach me about this new world or would he reject me and tell the doctor there must be some mistake. There was no way to know. What a breakable and delicate thing a heart was, no wonder I’d kept mine locked away. ”

- Colleen Houck

“ May I share with you a formula that in my judgment will help you and help me to journey well through mortality... First, fill your mind with truth; second, fill your life with service; and third, fill your heart with love. ”

- Thomas S. Monson

“ Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice. ”

- Michael Novak

“ There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination. ”

- Richelle E. Goodrich

“ Many, many readers have written asking me wistfully about the nature of Sam and Grace's relationship, and I can assure you, that sort is absolutely real. Mutual, respectful, enduring love is completely attainable as long as you swear you won't settle for less. ”

- Maggie Stiefvater

“ We don’t really care for things that we get easily in life. Life always needs to be served hot. ”

- Subhasis Das

“ Love comforteth like sunshine after rain. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

- Kilroy J. Oldster

“ Sitting too long produces trees. ”

- Lorin MorganRichards

“ You have to be the bravest person in the world to go out every day, being yourself when no one likes who you are. ”

- Matthew

“ Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. ”

- Erica Jong

“ When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you. ”

- Plato

“ At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. ”

- Plato

“ It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever. ”

- John Bytheway

“ Writing is the knitting of the soul ”

- Khaled Talib

“ Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ If music be the food of love, play on. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ I marinate my life in gratitude, creativity and love. What about you? ”

- Francis Shenstone