I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving — we must sail sometimes with the wind and som… - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving — we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it — but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

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About Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (29 August 1809 – 8 October 1894) was an American physician, writer, poet, and the father of US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Alternative Names: Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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The great thing in this world, is not so much where we are, but in which direction we are moving.
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