A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

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...

Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.

Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.

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...