The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain...

An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain...

The business of the law is to increase the business of the law

The business of the law is to increase the business of the law

There were times when he could not read the face he had studied so long,...

There were times when he could not read the face he had studied so long,...

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

He would make a lovely corpse.

He would make a lovely corpse.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever...

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

We forge the chains we wear in life

We forge the chains we wear in life

There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... a wisdom of the heart.

Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little...

Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little...

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple...

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple...

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there...

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...