Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Quotes

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (Physician and poet, 1809 – 1894). Below are 3 quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. from QuotePlace, each as a text quote card.

Physician and poet · 1809 – 1894

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet and polymath, and one of the Fireside Poets. He coined the term 'anesthesia' and wrote the popular 'Breakfast-Table' series of essays and poems, including 'Old Ironsides'.

Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

1.What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
2.A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.
3.Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

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