Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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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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The jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact.
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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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.
The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.
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The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts but learning how to make facts live.
If wine tells truth – and so have said the wise, it makes me laugh to think how brandy lies!
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If wine tells truth – and so have said the wise, it makes me laugh to think how brandy lies!
Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.
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Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.
Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!
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Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!
Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.
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Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.
When in doubt, do it.
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When in doubt, do it.
Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
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Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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