A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's relationship to a concert. He neither composes the music, nor interprets it-he merely keeps the machinery running.

Quote by Lucille Kallen

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A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

Man has a primary property right to his person and his labor.

Man has a primary property right to his person and his labor.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which...

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which...

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship.

Justice is the infrastructure of proprietorship.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

The greatest justice in life is to be who one is.

The greatest justice in life is to be who one is.

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

Laws can discover sin, but not remove it

The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift...

The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift...