Quotes by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Life and language are alike sacred. Homicide and verbicide --that is, >>

The minute a phrase, becomes current, it becomes an apology for not th >>

A child's education should begin at least one hundred years before he >>

Quotations about Excuses

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by th >>

It is good rule in life to never to apologize. The right sort of peopl >>

Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse. >>

Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell