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

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

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 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.

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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.

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

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