"Nothing can be so perfect while we possess it as it will seem when remembered." ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Possession From Oliver Wendell Holmes Poet Added on 1/19/2025 About Oliver Wendell Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and essayist associated with the Fireside Poets. He is known for poems such as Old Ironsides and for influential prose writing. Born: 1809-08-29 Died: 1894-10-07 View all quotes from Oliver Wendell Holmes