You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it.
Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reasonThe law, which is perfection of reason.
Everyone thirsteth after gaine.
Fraud and deceit abound in these days more than in former times.
Those who consent to the act and those who do it shall be equally punished.
There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of laws; and no knowledge of any laws so necessary for all estates and for all causes, concerning goods, lands or life, as the common laws of England.