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

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing...

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in...

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in...

Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.

Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.

Those who keep their mind on HIM shall have perfect peace GOD

Those who keep their mind on HIM shall have perfect peace GOD