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law knowing shy
Lawyers are shy of meddling with the Law on their own account: knowing it to be an edged tool of uncertain application, very expensive in the working, and rather remarkable for its properties of close shaving than for its always shaving the right person. Charles Dickens
law justice water
In civil jurisprudence it too often happens that there is so much law, that there is no room for justice, and that the claimant expires of wrong in the midst of right, as mariners die of thirst in the midst of water. Charles Caleb Colton
law justice criminals
The victim to too severe a law is considered as a martyr rather than a criminal. Charles Caleb Colton
law land tree
The code of poor laws has at length grown up into a tree, which, like the fabulous Upas, overshadows and poisons the land; unwholesome expedients were the bud, dilemmas and depravities have been the blossom, and danger and despair are the bitter fruit. Charles Caleb Colton
law firsts revolution
If we trace the history of most revolutions, we shall find that the first inroads upon the laws have been made by the governors, as often as by the governed. Charles Caleb Colton
law genius talent
With the offspring of genius, the law of parturition is reversed; the throes are in the conception, the pleasure in the birth. Charles Caleb Colton
law would-be rays
You hear, Eugene?' said Lightwood over his shoulder. 'You are deeply interested in lime.' 'Without lime,' returned that unmoved barrister at law, 'my existence would be unilluminated by a ray of hope. Charles Dickens
law principles bleak-house
The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself. Charles Dickens
law idiot ass
The law is an ass, an idiot. Charles Dickens
literature civility
The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none. Charles Dickens
literature potatoes poultry
Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips. Charles Dickens
literature made should
I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should stand by itself, of itself, and for itself. Charles Dickens
literature stealing plagiarism
If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition. Charles Caleb Colton
literature prudence
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. Charles Caleb Colton
literature fool religious-bigotry
Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost. Charles Caleb Colton
literature speech giants
The Grecian’s maxim would indeed be a sweeping clause in Literature; it would reduce many a giant to a pygmy; many a speech to a sentence; and many a folio to a primer. Charles Caleb Colton
literature action conflict
Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions. Charles Caleb Colton
literature
We are so very 'umble. Charles Dickens
pity comment misfortunes
Most of our misfortunes are more supportable than the comments of our friends upon them. Charles Caleb Colton
pity-love words-of-wisdom thank-god
... Treachery don't come natural to beaming youth; but trust and pity, love and constancy,-they do, thank God! Charles Dickens
pity figures should
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head. Charles Spurgeon
pity instinct just-listen
Just listen to your instincts. Don't talk to someone or start a relationship out of pity. Chris Bosh
pity laugh-at-yourself whining
Never take yourself too seriously. Ariana Grande
pity poor relation
They tell us that "Pity is akin to Love;" if so, Pity must be a poor relation. Arthur Helps
pity speaking writers
Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Arundhati Roy
pity disgusting
Pity is always twinged with disgust. Daniel Quinn
pity
Here pity only lives when it is dead - Virgil Dante Alighieri