Thought the bribe be small, yet the fault is great

Every libel, which is called famosus libellus, is made either against a private man, or against a public person. If it be against a private man, it deserves a severe punishment.

The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose.

A word must become a friend or you will not understand it. Perhaps you do well to be cool and detached when you are seeking information, but I remind you of the wife who complained, 'When I ask John if he loves me, he thinks I am asking …

Fraud and deceit abound in these days more than in former times.

Law is the safest helmet.

They (corporations) cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed nor excommunicate, for they have no souls.