Nothing can be so perfect while we possess it as it will seem when remembered. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Young feller, you will never appreciate the potentialities of the English language — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Men, like peaches and pears, grow sweet a little while before they begin to decay. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about-you cannot argue a man into liking — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The provisions of the Constitution are not mathematical formulas having their essence — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The difference between gossip and philosophy lies only in one’s way of taking a fact. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.