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Law, without force, is impotent
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature
Lawless are they that make their wills their law
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws
Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature
In law, nothing is certain but the expense
A Constitution should be short and obscure
When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so
I cannot help thinking that the menace of hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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