Carve every word before you let it fall.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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Life is action and passion; therefore, it is required of a man that he should...

Life is action and passion; therefore, it is required of a man that he should...

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.

Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that...

Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that...

You make me chuckle when you say that you are no longer young, that you...

You make me chuckle when you say that you are no longer young, that you...

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.

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

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

Most of the things we do, we do for no better reason than that our...

Most of the things we do, we do for no better reason than that our...

As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should...

As life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should...

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Man's mind, stretched by a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.

Man's mind, stretched by a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.

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...

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...

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

To be seventy years young is sometimes for more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

To be seventy years young is sometimes for more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

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...

Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that...

Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that...

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more...

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more...

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

A man is well educated when he knows where to find what he doesnt know.

A man is well educated when he knows where to find what he doesnt know.