 I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, — but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.  The Autocrat of the breakfast table - Page 99by Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 373 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs - 1995 - 408 pages
...quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes..."I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach...sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor." External changes continue to beset our medical... | |
 | Louise Carus Mahdi, Nancy Geyer Christopher, Michael Meade - 1996 - 494 pages
...encouragement to keep me pushing ahead: I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. To reach...sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it — hut we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. It made me feel better sometimes to get something... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee - 2000 - 170 pages
...world is not so much where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. 'We must sail,' he said, 'sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it...but we must sail and not drift, nor lie at anchor.' The Joint Economic Committee's l980 unified annual report, points the Congress, the Administration,... | |
 | Jennifer Rahel Conover - 2001 - 316 pages
...hand on a cold morning!" 129 Greatness is not in where we stand, But in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, But sail we must and not drift, nor lie at anchor. • OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES • Grocers May we spring... | |
 | Bruce Main - 2002 - 226 pages
...necessity overwhelms you. Jacques Ellul I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach...but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes Getting Lost on the Way to the Cross Fran was the kind of student any teacher... | |
 | Micah Brien - 2002 - 204 pages
...AMERICA HOUSE BOOK PUBLISHERS www.publishamerica.com Baltimore To Kelly, Shannon, and to patience. To reach the port of heaven we must sail sometimes...but we must sail and not drift nor lie at anchor. - Oliver Wendell Holmes CHAPTER ONE Both the beaches and oyster shelled catches from Homosassa around... | |
 | David Chaudron - 2002 - 244 pages
...CONCEPTS AND INITIAL DECISIONS INTRODUCTION To SYSTEMS AND FRAMEWORK: CONCEPTS AND INITIAL DECISIONS "...To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes...but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor." - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Former Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court My guess is that many... | |
 | Evelyn Loeb - 2002 - 174 pages
...this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: lo reach the port ol heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, i ö .1 but we must sail, and not drilt, nor lie at anchor. —OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR. loculicir... | |
 | Bill Denton - 2003 - 342 pages
...on one purpose. Philippians 2:2, NASU I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach...but we must sail, and not drift nor lie at anchor. OW Holmes. Too many people do little more than drift through life. There is no direction, no purpose... | |
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