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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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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...

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...

Carve every word before you let it fall.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...