Endless Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Gratitude is a species of justice.

— Samuel Johnson

Since I have difficulty defining merit and what merit alone means - and in any context, whether it's judicial or otherwise - I accept…

— Sonia Sotomayor

Praise in the beginning is agreeable enough; and we receive it as a favor; but when it comes in great quantities, we regard it…

— James Goldsmith

The gladsome light of jurisprudence.

— Edward Coke

The law: it has honored us; may we honor it.

— Daniel Webster

Our obligation to others and a gift to ourselves is to acknowledge and authentically express genuine appreciation for courtesies, caring and concern others have…

— Michael Josephson

Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world.

— John Milton

Ours is a system of checks and balances, and in times of great consequence, duty falls on Congress and the states to rectify unintended…

— Dean Phillips

Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live…

— John Roberts

Thankfulness eradicates entitlement.

— Perry Noble

As a general rule, I do not think it appropriate for judges to heap either praise or censure upon a legislative measure that comes…

— Antonin Scalia

Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.

— Denis Diderot