A second-class intellect. But a first-class temperament!
Of Franklin Roosevelt
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
It cannot be helped, it is as it should be, that the law is behind the times.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The Fourteenth Amendment does not enact Mr. Herbert Spencer's Social Statics.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.