There is no friend like an old friend who has shared our morning days, no greeting like his welcome, no homage like his praise.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.