Trial by jury is the palladium of our liberties. I do not know what a palladium is, but I am sure it is a good thing!
Mark TwainIn early times some sufferer had to sit up with a toothache, and he put in the time inventing the German language.
Mark TwainAs soon as a man recognizes that he has drifted into age, he gets reminiscent. He wants to talk and talk; and not about the present or the future, but about his old times. For there is where the pathos of his life lies - and the charm of it. The pathos of it is there because it was opulent with treasures that are gone, and the charm of it is in casting them up from the musty ledgers and remembering how rich and gracious they were.
Mark Twain