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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.— filed under Bereavement
And the last tottering pillars fall, Take the poor dust Thy mercy warms, And mould it into heavenly forms.— filed under Death
Life as we call it, is nothing but the edge of the boundless ocean of existence when it comes upon soundings.— filed under 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.— filed under 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 !— filed under Trust In God