Maxioms by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.
Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.
To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and read more
People can be divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sit still and inquire, why wasn't it done the other way?
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the read more
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.
The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the read more
The mind of the bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will contract.