A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in...

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in...

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...

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a...

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a...

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...

Carve every word before you let it fall.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

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.

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...

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

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

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can...

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can...

The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light...

The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light...

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can...

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can...

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.

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.

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...

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.

You commit a sin of omission if you do not utilize all the power that...

You commit a sin of omission if you do not utilize all the power that...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a...

Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man...

Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man...

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and...

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and...

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.