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"The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."

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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.

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