Greatness is not in were we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and somtimes agaisnt it - but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor.
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This quote is just one of 35 total Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes in our collection. Oliver Wendell Holmes is known for saying 'Greatness is not in were we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and somtimes agaisnt it - but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor. ' as well as some of the following quotes.
If I were dying my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.
There are one-story intellects, two-story intellects, and three-story intellects with skylights. All fact collectors with no aim beyond their facts are one-story men. Two-story men compare reason and generalize, using labors of the fact collectors as well as their own. Three-story men idealize, imagine, and predict. Their best illuminations come from above through the skylight.
This quote is just one of 35 total Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes in our collection. Oliver Wendell Holmes is known for saying 'Greatness is not in were we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and somtimes agaisnt it - but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor. ' as well as some of the following quotes.