Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Quotes

Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.

Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.

Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke.

- 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.

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.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.

The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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.

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.

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