Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, 1858
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was an American jurist and legal scholar, serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. He is renowned for his contributions to legal thought, particularly his philosophy of judicial restraint and the concept of free speech, which have had a lasting impact on American jurisprudence. Holmes is also known for his eloquent writings and opinions that emphasized the importance of common law and the evolving nature of the law.
1841–1935·lived 93 years
Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, 1858
A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, The Atlantic Monthly, September 1858
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