Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived...

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived...

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life...

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life...

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday...

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday...

I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human...

I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human...

All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the...

All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the...

It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may...

It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may...

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the...

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the...

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

There can be no security where there is fear.

There can be no security where there is fear.

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards

We must be both more conservative and more liberal than most students of Christian worship:...

We must be both more conservative and more liberal than most students of Christian worship:...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.