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A. Whitney BrownA group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.
Ambrose Bierce
(1842 - 1914)
Lawsuit, n. A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
Ambrose Bierce
(1842 - 1914)
Lawyer, n. One skilled in the circumvention of the law.
Anatole France
(1844 - 1924)
The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
AnonymousWhat happens when a lawyer takes Viagra? He gets taller.
AnonymousThe underworld risks much and works hard to steal from others. Is it worth the effort?
Benjamin Disraeli
(1804 - 1881)
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.
Charles Lamb
(1775 - 1834)
Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.
De La Lastra's CorollaryAfter an access cover has been secured by 16 hold-down screws, it will be discovered that the gasket has been omitted.
De La Lastra's LawAfter the last of 16 mounting screws has been removed from an access cover, it will be discovered that the wrong access cover has been removed.
Dr. Samuel Johnson
(1707 - 1784)
He did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
Edward Abbey
(1927 - 1989)
The more corrupt a society, the more numerous its laws.
Evelle J. Younger
(1903 - 1966)
An incompetent attorney can delay a trial for months or years. A competent attornety can delay one even longer.
Francois RebelaisA mother-in-law dies only when another devil is needed in hell.
Glaser and WayThe problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.
H. L. Mencken
(1880 - 1956)
Lawyer: one who protects us against robbery by taking away the temptation.
Jay Leno
(1950 - )
If you can prove you have broken the existing law for two years, you'll be protected under the new law.
- (on provisions of proposed illegal-alien legislation)
Jeremy BenthamEvery law is an infraction of liberty.
John Alejandro King a.k.a. The Covert ComicThe Law of Scary Laws: For any behavior, policy or belief X, one's personal disapproval of X can be expressed as a scary law of the form: 'Those who fail to stand up to X will sooner or later find themselves at X's feet.'
Jonathan Swift
(1667 - 1745)
Laws are like cobwebs, which catch small flies but let wasps and hornets break through.
Jonathan Swift
(1667 - 1745)
Law is a bottomless pit; it is a cormorant, a harpy that devours everything.
Mister BoffoIf it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging.
Oliver Wendell HolmesThis is a court of law young man, not a court of justice.
PlatoGood people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
Robert Frost
(1874 - 1963)
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
Solomon ShortNothing is as dangerous as an unemployed lawyer.
Stephen Millich
(1941 - )
The only thing worse than "Trust me, I'm a lawyer" is "Trust me, I'm your lawyer."
Stephen Millich
(1941 - )
A lawsuit is a necesssary waste of time.
Stephen Millich
(1941 - )
The insult is the greatest form of praise one lawyer can have for another.
Steven WrightNinety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
Thomas Jefferson
(1743 - 1826)
It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour.
VoltaireI was never ruined but twice; once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.
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