Lawyers are shy of meddling with the Law on their own account: knowing it to be an edged tool of uncertain application, very expensive in the working, and rather remarkable for its properties of close shaving than for its always shaving the right person. Old Curiosity Shop
It is not time that changes man nor knowledge; the only thing that can change someone’s mind is love. Eleven Minutes
Species do not grow more perfect: the weaker dominate the strong, again and again--- the reason being that they are the great majority, and they are also cleverer. Darwin forgot the mind (---that is English!): the weak possess more mind. ... To acquire mind, one must need mind---one loses it when one no longer needs it. [Criticism of Darwin's Origin of Species.] Twilight of the Idols
“Because without compassion, life has little value.” My Sweet Orange Tree
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