Matthew Hale

“Christianity is a part of the common law of England.”

“An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.”

“When the husband and wife are one person in law, the husband is that one.”

“Knowledge is the treasure of the mind, but discretion is the key to it.”

“That the conscientious man is he that is afraid to deceive you, and the man of courage is he that is afraid to be deceived by you.”

“The law will not suppose a possibility of a failure of justice.”

“Let your words be few, especially when your superiors, or strangers, or men of years, are present.”

“The law of the Lord is a law of mercy.”