Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“It takes me several days, after I get back to Boston, to realize that the reference "the president" refers to the president of Harvard and not to a minor official in Washington.”

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Create image

Author

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was a renowned American jurist and judge. Born on March 8, 1841, and passing away on March 6, 1935, Holmes served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for three decades, profoundly influencing the American legal system. more

You May Also Like

“In the productions of the mind, as in those of the soil, the gifts of nature are excelled by industry and skill . . .”

MindIndustrySkillsProductionsSoil
Book:The Collected Works of Edward Gibbon: Historical Works, Autobiographical Writings and Private Letters, Including The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Create image

“Genius may anticipate the season of maturity; but in the education of a people, as in that of an individual, memory must be exercised, before the powers of reason and fancy can be expanded: nor may the artist hope to equal or surpass, till he has learned to imitate, the works of his predecessors.”

PeopleMayReasonArtistIndividualMemoriesGeniusEqualSeasonsMaturityFancyAnticipatePredecessors
Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Create image

“An extensive empire must be supported by a refined system of policy and oppression; in the centre, an absolute power, prompt in action and rich in resources; a swift and easy communication with the extreme parts; fortifications to check the first effort of rebellion; a regular administration to protect and punish; and a well-disciplined army to inspire fear, without provoking discontent and despair.”

FirstsWellsActionEasyEffortRichPolicyInspireCommunicationProtectDespairResourcesArmyAbsolutesExtremesChecksOppressionAdministrationEmpiresRebellionProvokingCentreDiscontentRefinedPromptsAbsolute PowerFortification
Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Create image

“The savage nations of the globe are the common enemies of civilized society; and we may inquire, with anxious curiosity, whether Europe is still threatened with a repetition of those calamities, which formerly oppressed the arms and institutions of Rome.”

MayStillsNationsCommonEnemyArmsEuropeInstitutionsCuriosityCivilizedRomeAnxiousGlobesSavagesOppressedThreatenedRepetitionCalamityCivilized SocietyCommon Enemy
Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Create image