Quote#Wisdom
I cannot properly give advice to anybody. It is very often supposed…
Quote byJohn Bayley · 1763–1841
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Trial of Dewhurst and others (1820), 1 St. Tr. (N. S.) 607..
English (original)
I cannot properly give advice to anybody. It is very often supposed Judges can give advice, and I therefore take this public opportunity of saying that a Judge cannot do it.
— John Bayley
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