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Lawyer Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- If you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.
- The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow [sic] which can be done…
- If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get books,…
- Extemporaneous speaking should be practised [sic] and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other…
- How many times have I laughed at you telling me plainly that I was too lazy to be anything but a lawyer.
- Extemporaneous speaking should be practised and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public....
- I told myself, "Lincoln, you can never make a lawyer if you do not understand what demonstrate means." So I left my situation in Springfield,…
- Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief -- resolve to be honest at all…
- As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man.
- A lawyer's time and advice are his(her) stock in trade.
- The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will…
- The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.
- Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man.…
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