He showed that fame may be won and what services be rendered by a plain son of the people unaided by any gifts of fortune. – James Bryce
Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce
Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existance. – James Bryce
The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. – James Bryce
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough. – Abraham Lincoln