Who does not feel that Nansen's account of his search for the Pole rather loses than gains in ideal satisfaction by the pretense of a few trifling acquisitions for science?
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprung up.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.