Oliver Wendell Holmes

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.

A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task read more

A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

I always say, as you know, that if my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. read more

I always say, as you know, that if my fellow citizens want to go to Hell I will help them. It's my job.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

We must have a weak spot or two in our character before we can love it much.

We must have a weak spot or two in our character before we can love it much.