Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.

The Constitution was framed upon the theory that the peoples of the several states must sink or swim together, and that in the long run prosperity and salvation are in union and not division.

Law never is, but is always about to be.

The judge is not the knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness.

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.

History, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future.

The final cause of law is the welfare of society.

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Substitute statute for decision, and you shift the center of authority, but add no quota of inspired wisdom.

There are vogues and fashions in jurisprudence as in literature and art and dress.

If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me.

There is something remarkable about each one of us. Seize the opportunity to look within and rediscover yourself.

And remember: the flesh is as sacred as it is profane.

Snow is like a wide sea. One could go out and be lost in it and forget the world, and oneself.

I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.

But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.

Youth is no less vulnerable, by the very quality it has of making the heart ache that beholds and has lost it.

My philosophy has always been to help women and men feel comfortable and confident through the clothes they wear.

I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.

If I’ve already thought through a situation and have a response prepared ahead of time in the event temptation rears its ugly head, it is that much easier to resist.