The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.

To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.

To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all laws into contempt.

I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

I was never ruined but twice: once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

For many persons, law appears to be black magic--an obscure domain that can be fathomed only by the professional initiated read more

For many persons, law appears to be black magic--an obscure domain that can be fathomed only by the professional initiated into the mysteries.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.

A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, read more

In the rough, a symbol is a sign that stands for something… Before a noise, etc., may become a symbol, something must exist for the symbol to symbolize.

The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.

The laws that keep us safe, these same laws condemn us to boredom.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.