The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
When in doubt, do it.
The rules of evidence in the main are based on experience, logic, and common sense, less hampered by history than some parts of the substantive law.
On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it.
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
