A DOSE OF LEGAL QUOTES

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the fault of others and to forget
his own. (Phil. Savings Bank vs. Chowking Food Corp.,G.R. No.
177526, July 4, 2008)
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
(People of the Phil. vs. Romy L. Fallones, G.R. No. 190341, March
16, 2011)
One's wealth is not measured solely by his occupation. Being a mere
supervisor of a motor shop does not prove that such employee does not
own any vehicle for sale. (Gregorio Amante, et al. vs. BibianoSerwelas,
G.R. No. 143572, September 30, 2005)
A man's reputation is the estimate in which others hold him, not the good
opinion which he has of himself. (Phil. Journalists, Inc., et al.vs. Francis
Thoenen, G.R. No. 143372, December 13, 2005)
Every man has a right to build, keep and be favored with a good name.
This right is protected by law with the recognition of slander and libel as
actionable wrongs, whether as criminal offenses or tortious
conduct. (RobertoBrillante vs. Court of Appeals, GR 118757 & 121571,
October 19, 2004)
A suicide attempt is a form of "escapism" equivalent to flight, which is an
indication of guilt. (PP vs. Jaime Bao, G.R. No. 148710, Jan. 15, 2004)
Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Can a
man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? So goes an early
admonition against immorality from the Holy Book that is as valuable today
as it was thousands of years ago. In the judiciary, moral integrity is more
than a virtue; it is a necessity. A court employee who has fallen short of the
exacting standards of morality and decency has to face the consequences,
even after the embers have died and the scars have faded. (Evelina C.
Banaag v. Olivia C. Espeleta,A.M. No. P-11-3011, December 16, 2011)
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as
Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare
wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of Heaven
and Earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his
job well. Martin Luther King, Jr.(People of the Phil. vs. Evangeline
S.Siton, et al., G.R. No. 169364, September 18, 2009)
The Constitution is the basic law to which all laws must conform; no act
shall be valid if it conflicts with the Constitution. In the discharge of their
defined functions, the three departments of government have no choice but
to yield obedience to the commands of the Constitution. Whatever limits it
imposes must be observed. -Social Justice Society (SJS) v. Dangerous
Drugs Board and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA),G.R. No.
157870, November 3, 2008, 570 SCRA 410.