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Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.

Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.

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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.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Doubt Quotes,
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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?

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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.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Life Quotes,
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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.

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Found in: Bigotry Quotes,
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