The noblest service comes from nameless hands; and the best servant does his work unseen. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
There are many things which we can afford to forget which it is yet well to learn. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The mark of a civilized man is his willingness to re-examine his most cherished beliefs. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
The history of what the law has been is necessary to the knowledge of what the law is. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
For him in vain the envious seasons roll Who bears eternal summer in his soul. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Research and writing are lonely occupations. It is easy to become discouraged — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Pretty much all law consists in forbidding men to do something that they want to do. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Knowledge-it excites prejudices to call it science-is advancing as irresistibly, as majestically, — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.