In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
The greatest trust between man and man is the trust of giving counsel.
He that cannot possibly mend his own case will do what he can to impair another's.
Judges ought above all to remember the conclusion of the Roman Twelve Tables :The supreme law of all is the weal [weatlh/ well-being] of the people.
A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.
He who desires solitude is either an animal or a god.