The law protects nothing in that very respect, in which it is, at the same time, in the eye of the law, a crime.

There is no entering into the secret thoughts of a man's heart.

The law protects nothing in that very respect, in which it is, at the same time, in the eye of the law, a crime.

Possession is nine-tenths of the law.

I will not avoid doing what I think is right, though it should draw on me the whole artillery that falsehood and malice can invent, or the credulity a deluded population can swallow.

Consider what you think justice requires, and decide accordingly. But never give your reasons; for your judgment will probably be right, but your reasons will certainly be wrong.

Humanism or atheism is a wonderful philosophy of life as long as you are big, strong, and between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five. But watch out if you are in a lifeboat and there are others who are younger, bigger, or smarter.