The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.

On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth...

On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth...

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you...

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you...

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is...

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is...

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.

The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist...

I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist...

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no...

There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no...

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you...

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you...

The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.

The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.

Don't be 'consistent,' but be simply true.

Don't be 'consistent,' but be simply true.

To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we...

We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we...

Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours.

Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours.

A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.

A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence...

A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence...