Wisely has it been said--that he who would go to law, Must have a _good_ cause, A _good_ purse, A _good_ attorney, _Good_ evidence And a _good_ judge and jury--and having all these _goods_, unless he has also _good luck_, he will stand but a _bad_ chance of success.
In a lawsuit nothing is certain but the expense.
The Talmud says that when a man once asked Shamai to teach him the law in one lesson, Shamai drove him away in anger. He then went to Hillel with the same request. Hillel said, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. This is the whole law; the rest merely commentaries upon it."
Two go to law; a third, generally, bears off the spoil.
A man from the country applied lately to a respectable solicitor in this town for legal advice. After detailing the circumstances of the case, he was asked if he had stated the facts exactly as they occurred. "Ou, ay, sir," rejoined the applicant, "I thought it best to tell you the plain truth; ye can put the lees till't yoursel'."
I know you lawyers can, with ease, Twist your words and meanings as you please; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favor every client; That 'tis the fee directs the sense, To make out either side's pretence.
Lawyers' gowns are lined with the wilfulness of their clients.
Two lawyers, when a knotty case was o'er, Shook hands, and were as good friends as before. "Zounds!" says the losing client, "How come you To be such friends, who were such foes just now?" "Thou fool," says one, "we lawyers, tho' so keen, Like shears, ne'er cut ourselves, but what's between."
Some lawyers have the knack of converting poor advice into good coin.
Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains.
No man is so learned, but he may be taught; neither is anyone so illiterate, but he may teach.
The chief art of learning is to attempt but little at a time.
Learning by study must be won, 'Twas ne'er entailed from sire to son.
One pound of learning requires ten of common sense to apply it.
Who swallows quick, can chew but little. (Applied to learning.)
"Come little leaves," said the wind one day, "Come o'er the meadows with me and play; Put on your dress of red and gold, Summer is gone, and the days grow cold."