Antonin Scalia Quote

Life is too short to pursue every human act to its most remote consequences; "for want of a nail, a kingdom was lost" is a commentary on fate, not the statement of a major cause of action against a blacksmith.


Holmes v.SIPC, 503 U.S. 258 (1991) (concurring)


Life is too short to pursue every human act to its most remote consequences; for want of a nail, a kingdom was lost is a commentary on fate, not the...

Life is too short to pursue every human act to its most remote consequences; for want of a nail, a kingdom was lost is a commentary on fate, not the...

Life is too short to pursue every human act to its most remote consequences; for want of a nail, a kingdom was lost is a commentary on fate, not the...

Life is too short to pursue every human act to its most remote consequences; for want of a nail, a kingdom was lost is a commentary on fate, not the...