Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing it.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man from practicing 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.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.

It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.

It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

The trouble with law is lawyers.

The trouble with law is lawyers.

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.

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.