Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Quotes

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.

- 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.

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.

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.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play 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.

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.

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.

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