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

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.

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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...

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...

Carve every word before you let it fall.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream...

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream...