The Bible has always been regarded as part of the Common Law of England.

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.

No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God

[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.

So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.

Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws.

The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband.

I gave you something you can never give back. Don't you mind?

There I was, poised on the edge of the high diving board of life, and the pool kept moving around.

The point is that when I see a sunset or a waterfall or something, for a split second it's so great, because for a little bit I'm out of my brain, and it's got nothing to do with me.

We know the past but cannot control it. We control the future but cannot know it.

I didn't want to be big Mr. Ego walking around.

Character, like porcelain-ware, must be painted before it is glazed. There can be no change of color after it is burned in.

Truth to me is infinitely dearer than the 'mahatmaship' which is purely a burden.

When runners win a big race these days, they get a car. When I won a big race, I got a ride.

Prayer turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings power. It brings fire. It brings rain. It brings life. It brings God.

Sometimes people think that if you're always helping people up and never hit someone with a hard foul, you're automatically a good sport. I don't believe that.