Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Quotes

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.

It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

A new untruth is better than an old truth.

A new untruth is better than an old truth.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live.

The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.

If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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