A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.”
“Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.”
— OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR.
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'.
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