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Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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.

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.

God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD...

God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD...

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized...

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized...