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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being,...

Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being,...

He was a lawyer who usually operated with the delicacy of a Lexington Avenue express...

He was a lawyer who usually operated with the delicacy of a Lexington Avenue express...

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it