Famous Quotes About Lawyers

"There is no shortage of lawyers in Washington, DC. In fact, there may be more lawyers than people." --Sandra Day O'Conner

“The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.”
—Abraham Lincoln

“The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency, and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.”
—Sir Walter Scott