Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932, and as Acting Chief Justice of the United States January–February 1930. Noted for his long service, his concise and pithy opinions and his deference to the decisions of elected legislatures, he is one of the most widely cited United States Supreme Court justices in history, particularly for his "clear and present danger" opinion for a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth8 March 1841
CountryUnited States of America
To be forgotten is to sleep in peace with the undisturbed myriads, no longer subject to the chills and heats, the blasts, the sleet, the dust, which assail in endless succession that shadow of a man which we call his reputation.
Men are idolaters, and want something to look at and kiss and hug, or throw themselves down before; they always did, they always will; and if you don't make it of wood, you must make it of words.
If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it around. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it.
A person of genius should marry a person of character.
There was never an idea started that woke up men out of their stupid indifference but its originator was spoken of as a crank.
It is very grand to die in harness, but it is very pleasant to have the tight straps unbuckled and the heavy collar lifted from the neck and shoulders.
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
What I wouldn't give to be seventy again!
Deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about-you cannot argue a man into liking a glass of beer.
Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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.
Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
But the word "right" is one of the most deceptive of pitfalls; it is so easy to slip from a qualified meaning in the premise to an unqualified one in the conclusion. Most rights are qualified.