Oliver Wendell Holmes

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“People who honestly mean to be true really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be “consistent.””
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)

“What I call a good patient is one who, having found a good physician, sticks to him till he dies.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)

“The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)

“What’s worth doing is worth doing for money.”
—Stanley Weiser, U.S. screenwriter, and Oliver Stone. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas)

“Have you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay,
That was built in such a logical way
It ran a hundred years to a day,”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)