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.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Every Man His Own Boswell

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Personal growth Stagnation

Author

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Source

Every Man His Own Boswell The Atlantic

Medium

Magazine

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1858 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. "Every Man His Own Boswell." The Atlantic Monthly. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, Feb. 1858.

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Time
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Original Citation

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Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Time
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