Quotes by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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

Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable. >>

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as >>

Quotations about Speech

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefo >>

Speech is always bolder than action. >>

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. >>

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell