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The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
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The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The lighter you shine on it, the more it will contract.
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Controversy equalizes fools and wise men ... and the fools know it.
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This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
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Where we love is home—home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
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A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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To have doubted one’s own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
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Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch. Nay, you may kick it about all day, and it will be round and full at evening.
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Nine times out of ten, the first thing a man’s companion knows of his shortcomings is from his apology.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was born on August 18, 1809, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A graduate of Harvard Medical School in 1836, he became a respected physician, professor, and writer. His medical career was marked by groundbreaking discoveries, including his pioneering research on the cause of puerperal fever, in which he argued that the disease was contagious and transmitted by physicians. Although his ideas initially faced resistance, they were eventually widely accepted and led to significant improvements in hospital hygiene. Parallel to his medical career, Holmes developed a prolific career as a poet, essayist, and lecturer. His poems, often characterized by their humor, wit, and reflections on life and society, made him one of the most popular poets in the United States during his time. He was one of the founders of the literary magazine The Atlantic Monthly in 1857, where he published many of his best-known essays. Holmes was also an active member of Boston's intellectual life, participating in literary clubs and scientific societies. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. passed away on October 7, 1894, in Boston, Massachusetts. His legacy endures in both medicine and literature, and he is remembered as one of the most influential figures of the 19th century in the United States. His son, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a prominent jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.