Any tax is a discouragement and therefore a regulation so far as it goes.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Science is the topography of ignorance. From a few elevated points we triangulate vast spaces, inclosing infinite unknown details. We cast the lead, and draw up a little sand from abysses we may never reach with our dredges.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Nothing can be so perfect while we possess it as it will seem when remembered.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.