The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty and for repose which is in every human mind. But certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.

The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.

Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.

Apologizing - a very desperate habit - one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

Old age is fifteen years older than I am.

The minute a phrase, becomes current, it becomes an apology for not thinking accurately to the end of the sentence.