The leading rule for the Lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.

A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.

Nothing can make injustice just but mercy.

Far more violence has been done in obeying the law than in breaking the law.

How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.

Property is the fruit of labor... Labor is superior to capital and deserves much the higher consideration.