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Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

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 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...

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.

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...