Oliver Wendell Holmes

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    “The freeman, casting with unpurchased hand
    The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.”
    —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)

    “Speak clearly, if you speak at all;
    Carve every word before you let it fall.”
    —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)

    “Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.”
    —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1809–1894)

    “What a comfort a dull but kindly person is, to be sure, at times! A ground-glass shade over a gas-lamp does not bring more solace to our dazzled eyes than such a one to our minds.”
    —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)