"That which is a law today is none…" — Robert Burton
"That which is a law today is none tomorrow"
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45 Quotes by Robert Burton
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Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb,…
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Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses.
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To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun.
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Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in…
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No cord or cable can draw so forcibly, or bind so fast, as love can do with a single thread.
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A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
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The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to…
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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
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We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.
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Certainty is not biologically possible. We must learn (and teach our children) to tolerate the unpleasantness of uncertainty. Science has…
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Good science requires distinguishing between "felt knowledge" and knowledge arising out of testable observations. "I am sure" is a mental…
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Good science is more than the mechanics of research and experimentation. Good science requires that scientists look inward-to contemplate the…
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More Law Quotes
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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes…
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
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The law is reason, free from passion.
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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the…
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Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.
— Aristotle
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When we were making the law, when we were writing the literature and the mathematics the grandfarthers of Blair and…
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There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come…
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This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to…
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Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior.
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In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep…
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Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right…
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