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.
The Fourteenth Amendment does not enact Mr. Herbert Spencer's Social Statics.
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 character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
If I were dying, my last words would be, Have faith and pursue the unknown end.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world that we like.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The aim of the law is not to punish sins, but is to prevent certain external results.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
