Edward Coke
Edward Coke
Sir Edward Coke SL PC, formerly /ˈkuːk/; 1 February 1552 – 3 September 1634) was an English barrister, judge and, later, opposition politician, who is considered to be the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. Born into a middle-class family, Coke was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, before leaving to study at the Inner Temple, where he was called to the Bar on 20 April 1578. As a barrister he took part in several notable cases, including Slade's Case,...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth1 February 1552
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A word must become a friend or you will not understand it. Perhaps you do well to be cool and detached when you are seeking information, but I remind you of the wife who complained, 'When I ask John if he loves me, he thinks I am asking for information'.
The Common lawes of the Realme should by no means be delayed for the law is the surest sanctuary, that a man should take, and the strongest fortresse to protect the weakest of all, lex et tutissima cassis.
Six hours in sleep, in law's grave study six,Four spend in prayer, the rest on Nature fix.
Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.
The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose.
We should speak as the populace but think as the learned.
For a man's house is his castle.
Let us now peruse our ancient authors, for out of the old fields must come the new corn.
The house of every one is to him as his castle.
The law of the realm cannot be changed but by Parliament.
He is not cheated who knows he is being cheated.
No man can be a compleat Lawyer by universalitie of knowledge without experience in particular cases, nor by bare experience without universalitie of knowledge; he must be both speculative & active, for the science of the laws, I assure you, must joyne hands with experience.
One threatens the innocent who spares the guilty.
We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways.