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The plaintiff cannot dive into the secret recesses of his (the defendant's) heart.

— John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly In Re Ward (1862)

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The Court exercises its jurisdiction for the enforcement of the truth, and makes a man's acts square with his words, by compelling him to perform what he has undertaken.

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Courts of equity have always considered it of the greatest possible importance that parties should not sleep on their rights.

Browne v. Cross (1852)

The decisions of the House of Lords are binding on me and upon all the Courts except itself.

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A master should be paid liberally, in order to secure a person properly qualified.

The public can have no rights springing from injustice to others.

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