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Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.
Every skilled person is to be believed with reference to his own art.
The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
The law must be stable and yet it must not stand still.
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage read more
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
Those learned in the law, when they do give advice without the usual fee, and in the confidence of friendship, read more
Those learned in the law, when they do give advice without the usual fee, and in the confidence of friendship, generally say, "Pay, pay anything rather than go to law.".
I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.
I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while read more
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful
will easily break through them.
Our very freedom is secure because we're a nation governed by laws, not by men. We cannot as citizens pick read more
Our very freedom is secure because we're a nation governed by laws, not by men. We cannot as citizens pick and choose the laws we will or will not obey.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.
The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.