Louis Nizer quotes

Louis Nizer was an American trial lawyer and author renowned for his courtroom brilliance and influential legal writings. His high-profile cases and eloquent advocacy shaped American legal practice in the twentieth century. He remains celebrated as one of the most formidable and respected figures in the history of law. Here are 9 of his quotes:

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. (Louis Nizer)

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing to himself.

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A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

Louis Nizer

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

Louis Nizer

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

Louis Nizer

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.

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Yes, there's such a thing as luck in trial law but it only comes at 3 o'clock in the morning. You'll still find me in the library looking for luck at 3 o'clock in the morning.

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Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.

Louis Nizer

There is an aphorism about a farmer who before sunrise on a cold and misty morning, saw a huge beast on a distant hill. He seized his rifle and walked cautiously toward the ogre to head off an attack on his family. When he got nearer, he was relieved to find that the beast was only a small bear. He approached more confidently and when he was within a few hundred yards the distorting haze had lifted sufficiently so that he could recognize the figure as only that of a man. Lowering his rifle, he walked toward the stranger and discovered he was his brother.

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