1094
Two lawyers, when a knotty case was o'er,
Shook hands, and were as good friends as before.
"Zounds!" says the losing client, "How come you
To be such friends, who were such foes just now?"
"Thou fool," says one, "we lawyers, tho' so keen,
Like shears, ne'er cut ourselves, but what's between."
1095
Some lawyers have the knack of converting poor advice into good coin.
1096
Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains.
1097
No man is so learned, but he may be taught; neither is anyone so illiterate, but he may teach.
1098
The chief art of learning is to attempt but little at a time.