My old formula is that a man should be an enthusiast in the… - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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My old formula is that a man should be an enthusiast in the front of his head and a sceptic in the back. Do his damndest without believing that the cosmos would collapse if he failed. One should have the same courage for failure that many have for death.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (8 March 1841 – 6 March 1935) was an American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932; he was often called "The Great Dissenter", and was the son of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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Alternative Names: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. • Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr • Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. • Oliver Wendell, Jr. Holmes • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr • Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr. • Oliver W. Holmes Jr. • Oliver Holmes Jr. • Oliver Holmes • Oliver W. Holmes

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