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John Holmes (March 14, 1773 - July 7, 1843) was an American politician

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Evil is a fact not to be explained away, but to be accepted and accepted not to be endured, but to be conquered. It is a challenge neither to our reason nor to our patience, but to our courage.

– John Andrew Holmes

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Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

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There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

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It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.

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A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.

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Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.

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The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it unfriendly. It is simply indifferent.

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Peter de Rosa
I think Holmes best quote is this. ‘A child enters your home and makes so much noise for 20 years that you can hardly stand it: then departs leaving the house so silent that you think you will go mad.’
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