Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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...

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

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

Carve every word before you let it fall.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be...

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.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.