Forskellen på lykke og visdom er, at den, der mener at være lykkelig, oftest er det, mens den, der mener at være vis, sjældent er det.
A lawyer is a chimney-sweeper who has no objection to dirty work, because it is his trade.
A lawyer is the only civil delinquents whose judges must of necessity be chosen from (amongst) themselves.
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console.
Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship--never.
He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.
It is not so difficult a task to plant new truths, as to root out old errors; for there is this paradox in men, they run after that which is new, but are prejudiced in favor of that which is old.
To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author.
True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.