| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. | | | |
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| | | NUMBER: | 1001 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Edward Coke (1552–1634) |
| QUOTATION: | There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of laws; and no knowledge of any laws (I speak of human) so necessary for all estates and for all causes, concerning goods, lands or life, as the common laws of England. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | SIR EDWARD COKE, Le Second Part Des Reportes Del Edward Coke, p. vi (1600–1659). Spelling modernized. |
| SUBJECTS: | Law |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia | | |
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