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Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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"Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him."
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

About Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. was a Writer from United States (1809–1894).

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This quote is attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., a Writer from United States.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. lived from 1809 – 1894.