Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quote

The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voice of friends and to say to one's self, The work is done.


radio broadcast honoring his ninetieth birthday, March 8, 1931


The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to...

The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to...

The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to...

The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to...