“The only way to be sure of catching a train is to miss the one before it.”

“Practice makes perfect, so be careful what you practice”

“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass”

“Conciseness is the sister of talent”

“To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God”

“Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason - the law which is perfection of reason”