Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.
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.

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.