The Wisdom Letter #162
5 quotes from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)
✹ For today's Wisdom Letter, we have carefully curated five bite-sized quotes from the American physician and poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894).
Quote № 01:
“Love is the master-key that opens the gates of happiness, of hatred, of jealousy, and, most easily of all, the gate of fear. How terrible is the one fact of beauty!”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Quote № 02:
“It is by little things that we know ourselves; a soul would very probably mistake itself for another, when once disembodied, were it not for individual experiences which differ from those of others only in details seemingly trifling.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Quote № 03:
“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it,—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Quote № 04:
“A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times. It has come to you over a new route, by a new and express train of associations.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Quote № 05:
“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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✺ Today’s Questions
Three philosophical questions to foster your curiosity:
Question № 01:
Can the transformative power of love be separated from its potential to evoke darker emotions, or are these aspects inextricably linked?
Question № 02:
To what extent do our experiences define who we are, and can the essence of the self exist independently of memory and context?
Question № 03:
What role does love play in creating a sense of belonging, and how does this influence our relationships with both people and places?
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