A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.
William Murray, 1st Earl of MansfieldThe law protects nothing in that very respect, in which it is, at the same time, in the eye of the law, a crime.
William Murray, 1st Earl of MansfieldDecide promptly, but never give any reasons for your decisions. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.
William Murray, 1st Earl of MansfieldHumanism 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.
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield