It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.

It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and to talk by the hour.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching read more

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The law's made to take care o' raskills.

The law's made to take care o' raskills.

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law read more

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but
for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners,
for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of
mothers, for manslayers.

Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.

Laws are only felt when the individual comes in conflict with them.

If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.

If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages.

…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks read more

…the analogy between the noises we make when these noises do not symbolize anything which exists, and the worthless checks we write when our bank balance is zero…