Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes

The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power.
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.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Don't be 'consistent,' but be simply true.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes
		The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Judge Quotes Category: American Judge Quotes Date of Birth: March 8, 1841 Date of Death: March 6, 1935 Nationality: American Amazon: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. on Amazon	Related Authors: Sonia Sotomayor Thurgood Marshall Louis D. Brandeis Antonin Scalia Sandra Day O'Connor John Jay Earl Warren Clarence Thomas
		Select Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotations: The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power. 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. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Don't be 'consistent,' but be simply true. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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