Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes

206 quotes · Justice, Jurist, Author

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes

All Philosophical Wise Angry Courageous Motivated 206 quotes · page 12 of 18

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Justice, Jurist, Author

Philosophical

“Deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about - you cannot argue a man into liking a glass of beer.”

Men Glasses Beer

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Justice, Jurist, Author

Angry

“If wine tells truth - and so have said the wise, It makes me laugh to think how brandy lies!”

Lying Wise Wine

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Sad

“Men, like peaches and pears, grow sweet a little while before they begin to decay.”

Men Age Sweet

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Philosophical

“Systems die; instincts remain.”

Innovation Intuition

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Philosophical

“Certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.”

Men Destiny

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Motivated

“The joy of life is to put out one's power in some natural and useful or harmless way. There is no other. And the real misery is not to do this.”

Real Justice Diversity

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Wise

“In my opinion, economists and sociologists are the people to whom we ought to turn more than we do for instruction in the grounds and foundations of all rational decisions.”

People Decision Foundation

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Love

“It's a good thing to be rich and a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be beloved of many friends.”

Strong Friendship Beloved

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Lonely

“Research and writing are lonely occupations. It is easy to become discouraged in solitary confinement.”

Writing Lonely Research

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Philosophical

“Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.”

Men Ideas Mind

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Melancholic

“The wind blows out, the bubble dies; The spring entomb'd in autumn lies; The dew dries up; the star is shot; The flight is past, and man forgot.”

Lying Stars Spring

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Spiritual

“On every stem, on every leaf,... and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part.”

Life Garden Roots

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