The bigot is like the pupil of the eye, the more light you put upon it, the more it will contract.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he...

I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he...

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each...

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each...

Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of...

Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of...

How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made!

How many people live on the reputation of the reputation they might have made!

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.

Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics of the...

Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics of the...

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit...

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

If I were dying my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown...

If I were dying my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat...

Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat...

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one,...

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one,...

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means...

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means...