A great man represents a great ganglion in the nerves of society, or to vary the figure, a strategic point in the campaign of history, and part of his greatness consists in his being there.

Imitation is a necessity of human nature.

A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.

Deep-seated preferences cannot be argued about - you cannot argue a man into liking a glass of beer.

The provisions of the Constitution are not mathematical formulas having their essence in their form; they are organic, living institutions transplanted from English soil. Their significance is vital, not formal; it is to be gathered not simply by taking the words and a dictionary, but by considering their origin and the line of their growth.

The history of what the law has been is necessary to the knowledge of what the law is.

Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.