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

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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.

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.

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...

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...

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

Carve every word before you let it fall.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that...

Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...