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Quote by William Henry Maule

“Nominal damages are in effect, only a peg to hang costs on.”

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William Henry Maule was a prominent English politician, born on April 25, 1788, and died in 1858. He served as a member of Parliament and had a significant impact on British politics. more

“If a man go into the London Docks sober without means of getting drunk, and comes out of one of the cellars very drunk wherein are a million gallons of wine, I think that would be reasonable evidence that he had stolen some of the wine in that cellar, though you could not prove that any wine was stolen, or any wine was missed.”

Ifs Thinking Men Mean Would Be Millions Prove Evidence Wine London Drunk Reasonable Sober Stolen Cellars Gallons Docks Getting Drunk

Author:William Henry Maule

“An enactment for the favour and liberty of the subject ought to have a liberal construction.”

Liberty Subjects Ought Construction Favour

Author:William Henry Maule

“Fictions of law must be consistent with justice.”

Law Justice Fiction Consistent

Author:William Henry Maule

“I understand the most profound and simplest Truth of all: Any time any of us reaches out, any time we pour even a drop of love, compassion, simple human decency (no matter how small; how seemingly insignificant) into the sea of earthly existence - we are, each and every one of us - the being called Mercy.”

Humans Matter Simple Existence Compassion Sea Mercy Profound Reach Out Simplest Insignificant Decency

Author:J. M. DeMatteis

“The impossible isn't a limitation, it's an invitation.”

Impossible Limitation Invitations

Author:J. M. DeMatteis

“The best way to keep money in perspective is to have some.”

Way Money Perspective Best Way

Book:How to make money in Wall Street

Source: How to make money in Wall Street

“Roaming the world as a foreign correspondent for more than a decade, I was able to observe how a variety of vastly different nations organized themselves economically. The inescapable conclusion was that no politician anywhere on the planet has ever actually created a rupee's worth of prosperity.”

World Different Able Nations Planets Politician Prosperity Decades Conclusion Variety Organized Roaming Rupees

Author:Louis Rukeyser

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