Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it.

Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it.

In cross-examination, as in fishing, nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.

In cross-examination, as in fishing, nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it.

I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.

I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, Depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, Depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

A good lawyer is a bad neighbor.

A good lawyer is a bad neighbor.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from read more

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.