To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means that one has got beyond being shocked, although one preserves one's own moral aesthetic preferences.
Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
When in doubt, do it.
The rules of evidence in the main are based on experience, logic, and common sense, less hampered by history than some parts of the substantive law.
On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it.
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
