Occupation: Lord Chief Justice Of England And Wales Birth: February 1, 1552 Death: September 3, 1634
The house of every one is to him as his castle..
There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent as knowledge of laws..
Let us now peruse our ancient authors, for out of the old fields must come the new corn..
Force ought to follow justice and not to precede..
The Law ... is perfection of reason..
The law of the realm cannot be changed but by Parliament..
It is the worst oppression, that is done by colour of justice.
One threatens the innocent who spares the guilty..
Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reasonThe law, which is perfection of reason..
Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great..
There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of laws; and no knowledge o….
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it..
For a man's house is his castle..
Those who consent to the act and those who do it shall be equally punished..
He is not cheated who knows he is being cheated..
There be three kinds of unhappie men. 1. Qui scit & non docet, Hee that hath knowledge and teacheth not. 2. Qui docet & non vivit, He that teacheth, ….
So as grave and learned men may doubt, without any imputation to them; for the most learned doubteth most, and the more ignorant for the most part ar….
Magna Charta is such a fellow, that he will have no sovereign.
The King himself should be under no man, but under God and the Law..
No man can be a compleat Lawyer by universalitie of knowledge without experience in particular cases, nor by bare experience without universalitie of….
A corporation has no soul..