I will not say with Lord Hale, that "The Law will admit of no rival" . . . but I will say that it is a jealous mistress, and requires a long and constant courtship. It is not to be won by trifling favors, but by lavish homage.
Joseph Story (1835). “The Miscellaneous Writings: Literary, Critical, Juridical, and Political of Joseph Story, Now First Collected”, p.456
