Every law is an infraction of liberty.

Is it possible for a man to move the earth? Yes; but he must first find out another earth to stand upon.

The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection.

The law of England has established trial by judge and jury in the conviction that it is the mode best calculated to ascertain the truth.

Reputation is the road to power

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.

Kind words cost no more than unkind ones . . . and we may scatter the seeds of courtesy and kindliness around us at so little expense. If you would fall into any extreme let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists vigor and yields to softness.