Benjamin N. Cardozo

Quotes

• “In law, as in every other branch of knowledge, the truths given by induction tend to form the premises for new deduction...”
• “In truth, I am nothing but a plodding mediocrity — please observe, a plodding mediocrity — for a mere mediocrity does no...”
• “There is an accuracy that defeats itself by the overemphasis of details. I often say that one must permit oneself and q...”
• “A trustee is held to something stricter than the morals of the market place. Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an ...”
• “We are what we believe we are.”