Quotes by O. W. Holmes

The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.

— O. W. Holmes

Wisdom

When darkness gathers over all, And the last tottering pillars fall, Take the poor dust Thy mercy warms. And mould it into heavenly forms.

— O. W. Holmes

Wisdom

Life as we call it, is nothing but the edge of the boundless ocean of existence when it comes upon soundings.

— O. W. Holmes

Life

Science is a good piece of furniture for a man to have in an upper chamber, provided he has common sense on the ground floor.

— O. W. Holmes

Science

On Thee we fling our burdening woe, O love Divine, forever dear: Content to suffer, while we know, Living and dying, Thou art near!

— O. W. Holmes

Love