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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes: Leisure only means a chance to do other jobs that demand attention.
         

Leisure only means a chance to do other jobs that demand attention.


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A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.



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Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.



This is a court of law, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, not a court of justice.



My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.



I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.




The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.



Certitude is not the test of certainty.

Certitude is not the test of certainty.



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People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.



Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold.

Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold.





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