This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr

Topics: Justice Quotes, Law And Lawyers Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

Beware how you take away hope from any human being.

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.

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.

Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that...

Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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...

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...

We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we...

We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we...

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 part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy...

The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...