The hat is the ultimum moriens of respectability.
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What you bring away from the Bible depends to some extent on what you carry to it.Oliver Wendell Holmes
You think they are crusaders sent From some infernal clime, To pluck the eyes of sentiment And dock the tail of Rhyme, To crack the voice of Melody And break the legs of Time.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The greatest tragedy in America is not the destruction of our natural resources, though that tragedy is great. The truly great tragedy is the destruction of our human resources by our failure to fully utilize our abilities, which means that most men and women go to their graves with their music still in them.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
It went to pieces all at once All at once and nothing first, Just as bubbles do when they burst.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The mode in which the inevitable comes to pass is through effort.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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