The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Every calling is great when greatly pursued. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort. 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
The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr