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Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that I was not God.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Age: 93 †
Born: 1841
Born: March 8
Died: 1935
Died: March 6
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I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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