“It seems to me,” replied the lawyer quietly, “it would be better if your Honor went home to read them.”

On His Side

A lawyer once asked a minister, “If the clergy and the devil had a lawsuit together, who would win?”

“The devil,” was the quick answer, “for he has all the lawyers on his side.”

A Legal Tilt

Two lawyers, one as tall as a giant, the other as small as a dwarf, were getting so excited over a case on hand, that the giant said to the other: “Who are you? Why, I could put you in my pocket.”

The other replied quietly: “Then there would be more law in your pocket than there is in your head.”

Finally

Counsel (closing his speech):—“And finally, gentlemen of the jury, I would have you remember the golden rule: ‘Do unto others, as you wish others to do unto you,’ or would you like to lie in a prison cell, for years?”