Pretty much all law consists in forbidding men to do something that they want to do.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.One of the eternal conflicts out of which life is made up is that between the effort of every man to get the most he can for his services, and that of society, disguised under the name of capital, to get his services for the least possible return.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.But I have long thought that if you knew a column of advertisements by heart, you could achieve unexpected felicities with them. You can get a happy quotation anywhere if you have the eye.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.