“The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.”
More from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”
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“A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve.”
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“We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing.”
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“Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.”
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“Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.”