Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s insights on:

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The jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact.
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Persecution for the expression of opinions seems to be perfectly logical. If you have no doubt of your premises or your power and want a certain result with all your heart you naturally express your wishes in law and sweep away all opposition.
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The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.
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If wine tells truth – and so have said the wise, it makes me laugh to think how brandy lies!
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Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.
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Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!
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Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.
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When in doubt, do it.
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Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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