Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.

Quote by Francis Bacon Sr

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Great hypocrite are the real atheists.

Great hypocrite are the real atheists.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke...

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life

The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a...

The way of fortune is like the milky way in the sky; which is a...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the...

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what...

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants...

Men in great place are thrice servants, - servants of the sovereign or state, servants...

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is...

Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is...

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the...

Fortune his like the market, where many times, if you can stay a little, the...

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

Philosophy, when superficially studied, excites doubt; when thoroughly explored, it dispels it

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Houses are built to live in and not to look on.

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred...

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred...

Smoke, rain, and a scolding wife, are three bad things in a house

Smoke, rain, and a scolding wife, are three bad things in a house