No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom
supported by popular opinion.

No written law has been more binding than unwritten custom
supported by popular opinion.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

Arms and laws do not flourish together.

The law of heaven and earth is life for life.

The law of heaven and earth is life for life.

The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument read more

The law is not a "light" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.

Is not the winding up witnesses,
And nicking, more than half the bus'ness?
For witnesses, like watches, read more

Is not the winding up witnesses,
And nicking, more than half the bus'ness?
For witnesses, like watches, go
Just as they're set, too fast or slow;
And where in Conscience they're strait-lac'd,
'Tis ten to one that side is cast.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone.

We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from read more

We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from them arise most of the old ‘philosophical’ fights and arguments.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the read more

It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth.