All we see of someone at any moment is a snapshot of their life, there in riches or poverty, in joy or despair. Snapshots dont show the million decisions that led to tht moment. – Richard Bach
Consider what you think justice requires, and decide accordingly. But never give your reasons; for your judgment will probably be right, but your reasons will certainly be wrong. – Lord Mansfield
All that the historians give us are little oases in the desert of time, and we linger fondly in these, forgetting the vast tracks between one and another that were trodden by the weary generations of men. – John Alfred Spender, The Comments of Bagshot