There is no magic in parchment or in wax

No admission of the party . . . can make that legal which is in its nature illegal.

Better that an individual should suffer an injury than that the public should suffer an inconvenience.

Every rule may be waived by the person for whose benefit it is introduced.

No man ought to be so absurd as to make a purchase without looking at the title deeds; if he is, he must take the consequence of his own negligence.

It is a strong presumption that that which never has been done cannot by law be done at all.

Though the mere opinion of an Attorney- or Solicitor-General ought not to be cited, yet coupled with the fact, it may have some weight as showing the general sense of professional men.