Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.1841–1935The quotations of
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
American jurist (1841–1935); US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932
1841–1935
35 quotes, most often on Laws, Government and Life & Death.
Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.
“Early Forms of Liability,” Lecture I from The Common Law. (1909).- “Law and the Court” (1913)
Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire.
In Our Youth Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire (1884)State interference is an evil, where it cannot be shown to be a good.
The Common Law (1881), pp. 88-96- ‘The Path of the Law’, address at Boston University School of Law (8 January 1897)
