A 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. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Famous Quotes / Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: "A 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."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.'s Quotations

Quotations about

According	Circumstances	Colour	Content
Crystal	Greatly	Living	Skin
Thought	Time	Transparent	Unchanging
Used	Vary	Word

Quotes by Power Quotations