Certainty Is The Mother Of Quiet And

Reason Is The Life Of The Law.

No Man Can Be A Compleat Lawyer By Universalitie Of Knowledge Without Experience In Particular Cases, Nor By Bare Experience Without Universalitie Of Knowledge; He Must Be Both Speculative & Active, For The Science Of The Laws, I Assure You, Must Joyne Hands With Experience.

There Is No Jewel In The World Comparable To Learning; No Learning So Excellent Both For Prince And Subject, As Knowledge Of Laws; And No Knowledge Of Any Laws So Necessary For All Estates And For All Causes, Concerning Goods, Lands Or Life, As The Common Laws Of England.

Let Us Now Peruse Our Ancient Authors, For Out Of The Old Fields Must Come The New Corn.

Those Who Consent To The Act And Those Who Do It Shall Be Equally Punished.