Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist who served as an...
This is a court of law, not a court of justice. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
This is a court of law, not a court of justice.
Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
A child's education should begin at least 100 years before he was born. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
A child's education should begin at least 100 years before he was born.
Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy.
Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.
The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The man of action has the present, but the thinker controls the future.
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.
I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.