Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

You make me chuckle when you say that you are no longer young, that you...

You make me chuckle when you say that you are no longer young, that you...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you...

Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you...

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...

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...

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 only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

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

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...

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...

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...