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" The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one. "
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Me
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" The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty and for repose which is in every human mind. But certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man. "
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" If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end. "
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" It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God. "
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" The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books. "
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