Q. Can you help me track down a quotation credited to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.?

The following resources may be useful when trying to verify a quotation.
Historical & Special Collections staff are unable to do extensive research, such as quote verification.

Online Quotation Resources

• Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Digital Suite, Harvard Law School Library

• Wikiquote

• Quote Investigator

Published Collections of Holmes Correspondence/Speeches/Writings

• Holmes-Pollock Letters; the Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and Sir Frederick Pollock, 1874-1932. 2d ed. HOLLIS 990014113360203941

• Holmes-Laski Letters: the Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and Harold J. Laski, 1916-1935. HOLLIS 990008963050203941

• Holmes-Sheehan Correspondence: Letters of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Canon Patrick Augustine Sheehan. Rev. ed. HOLLIS 990030932700203941

• The Fundamental Holmes: a Free Speech Chronicle and Reader: Selections from the Opinions, Books, Articles, Speeches, Letters, and Other Writings by and about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. HOLLIS 990125473810203941

• The Essential Holmes: Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. HOLLIS 990024357350203941

• The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes: His Speeches, Essays, Letters, and Judicial Opinions. HOLLIS 990015114870203941

General Quotation Resources

• Oxford dictionary of quotations, 7th ed. HOLLIS 990122026780203941
  (available online for Harvard users with a valid ID and HarvardKey)

• Oxford essential quotations, 2nd ed. HOLLIS 990143685890203941
  (available online for Harvard users with a valid ID and HarvardKey)

• The Times book of quotations, HOLLIS 990086367320203941