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Oliver Wendell Holmes quotes about manly

American Writer August 29, 1809 – October 8, 1894

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I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived. Oliver Wendell Holmes
A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a..."
A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Stupidity often saves a man from going mad."
Stupidity often saves a man from going mad. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper..."
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul..."
The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice."
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice. Oliver Wendell Holmes
I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: "The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the..."
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. Oliver Wendell Holmes

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