Good laws are the offspring of bad actions. Charles Macklin More Quotes by Charles Macklin More Quotes From Charles Macklin You are as welcome as the flowers in May. Charles Macklin welcome flower may The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that smiles in yer face while it picks yer pocket; and the glorious uncertainty of it is of mair use to the professors than the justice of it. Charles Macklin law justice science The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science. Charles Macklin hocus-pocus law Every tub must stand upon its bottom. Charles Macklin tubs bottom My lord, lawyers are a dangerous species of animals till ha'e any dependence upon--they are always starting punctilios and deeficulties among friends. Why, my dear lord, it is their interest that aw mankind should be at variance; for disagreement is the vary manure wi' which they enrich and fatten the land of leetigation; and as they find that constantly produces the best crop, depend upon it they will always be sure till lay it on ass thick ass they can. Charles Macklin dear-lord land animal The instinct of interest is the universal instinct of mankind. Charles Macklin instinct mankind interest