Law Quotes by Edward Coke

Common law is common right.

— Edward Coke

Reason is the life of the law.

— Edward Coke

The Law ... is perfection of reason.

— Edward Coke

The agreement of the parties cannot make that good which the law maketh void.

— Edward Coke

There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent as knowledge of laws.

— Edward Coke

The King himself should be under no man, but under God and the Law.

— Edward Coke

The law doth never enforce a man to doe a vaine thing.

— Edward Coke

And the law, that is the perfection of reason, cannot suffer anything that is inconvenient.

— Edward Coke

The law of the realm cannot be changed but by Parliament.

— Edward Coke

Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six,Four spend in prayer, the rest on Nature fix.

— Edward Coke

The Common lawes of the Realme should by no means be delayed for the law is the surest sanctuary, that a man…

— Edward Coke

It is a fiction, a shade, a nonentity, but a reality for legal purposes. A corporation aggregate is only in abstracto—it is…

— Edward Coke

In the meane time know this, that the learning of warranties is one of the most curious and cunning learnings of the…

— Edward Coke

So as grave and learned men may doubt, without any imputation to them; for the most learned doubteth most, and the more…

— Edward Coke

For when the law doth give any thing to one, it giveth impliedly whatsoever is necessary for the taking and enjoying of…

— Edward Coke

Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reasonThe law, which is perfection of…

— Edward Coke

It is better, saith the law, to suffer a mischief that is peculiar to one, than an inconvenience that may prejudice many.

— Edward Coke

There be three kinds of unhappie men. 1. Qui scit & non docet, Hee that hath knowledge and teacheth not. 2. Qui…

— Edward Coke

There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of…

— Edward Coke

No man can be a compleat Lawyer by universalitie of knowledge without experience in particular cases, nor by bare experience without universalitie…

— Edward Coke

Law is the safest helmet.

— Edward Coke

The gladsome light of jurisprudence.

— Edward Coke

The law compells no man to impossible things. The argument ab impossibili is forcible in law.

— Edward Coke

A thing which is not in esse but in apparent expectancy is regarded in law.

— Edward Coke

How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.

— Edward Coke