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The welfare of a child is not to be measured by money only, nor by physical comfort only.

— Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley

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There is nothing illegal in keeping up a tomb; on the contrary, it is a very laudable thing to do.

One does not like to differ from a man without knowing the reasons which influenced him.

Ex parte Strawbridge; In re Hickman (1883)

I take it that reasonable human conduct is part of the ordinary course of things.

The City of Lincoln (1889)

A proceeding may be perfectly legal and may yet be opposed to sound commercial principles.

A salvage service which hardly exceeds ordinary towage is naturally remunerated on a very different scale from an heroic rescue from imminent destruction.

The City of Chester (1884)

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