A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.

  • -- Sir Walter Scott 司各特

没有历史和文学的律师是机械师,只是一个泥瓦匠;如果他对这些有一些了解,他可以大胆地自称为建筑师。

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The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.

文学的困难不在于写作,而在于写出你的意思;不是要影响你的读者,而是要像你希望的那样准确地影响他。

The phrase 'unconscious humor' is the one contribution I have made to the current literature of the day.

“无意识幽默”是我对当代文学的贡献之一。

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

律师的真理不是真理,而是一贯性或一贯性的权宜之计。

In Palm Springs, they think homelessness is caused by bad divorce lawyers.

在棕榈泉,他们认为无家可归是由糟糕的离婚律师造成的。