Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Oliver Wendell Holmes 1841-1935




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The word is not a crystal,
transparent and unchanging,
it is the skin of a living thought
and may vary greatly in colour and content
according to the circumstances and
time in which it is used.
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Every idea is an incitement.
It offers itself for a belief and,
if believed, it is acted on
unless some other belief outweighs it,
or some failure of energy
stifles the movements at its birth.