When in doubt, do it.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history...

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history...

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

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...

Beauty is the index of a larger fact than wisdom.

Beauty is the index of a larger fact than wisdom.

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

Don't be consistent but be simple true.

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...

If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than...

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot...

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot...

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...

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!

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it.

Controversy equalizes fools and wise men - and the fools know it.

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them:...

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them:...

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to...

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to...

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...

There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at,...

There are a good many real miseries in life that we cannot help smiling at,...

All people smile in the same language.

All people smile in the same language.

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the...

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.

If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.