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

There is no positive law: Many things are bad by that, which otherwise were not.

An estimated value is a precarious measure of justice, compared with the specific thing.

Rules of property ought to be generally known, and not to be left upon loose notes, which rather serve to confound principles, than to confirm them.

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.

Possession is nine-tenths of the law.

God help the patient.