Oliver Wendell Holmes: Life as we call it, is nothing but the edge of the boundless ocean of existence when it comes upon soundings.

Life as we call it, is nothing but the edge of the boundless ocean of existence — Oliver Wendell Holmes

Life as we call it, is nothing but the edge of the boundless ocean of existence when it comes upon soundings.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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