Knowledge and timber shouldn't be much used till they are seasoned.
Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that I was not God.
The history of what the law has been is necessary to the knowledge of what the law is.
Carve every word before you let it fall.
Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable.
It is perfectly easy to be original by violating the laws of decency and the canons of good taste.