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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes: Systems die; instincts remain.
         

Systems die; instincts remain.


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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.



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

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.

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This page presents the quote "Systems die; instincts remain.". Author of this quote is Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.. This quote is about innovation, intuition, aging,.