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"Appeal in law: to put the dice into the box for another throw."
"Any attorney with a conscience always speaks the truth. An attorney can and should practice law in a scrupulous manner, but some dishonest attorneys disregard ethical mandates in order to win. Unethical attorneys shape their clients stories, which is a fancy way of assisting them tell a fib."
"The law is logical and is based on common sense. The trick was to argue the law in favor of your particular point of view without sounding biased. It was kind of like a magic trick: the best illusionist being the one who can best manipulate the logic to his or her advantage, all the while giving the illusion of impartiality."
"We must admit thatlaw must be valid, not merely for men, but for all rational creatures generally, not merely under certain contingent conditions or with exceptions, but with absolute necessity."
"I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself."
"The lawyer's world is entire unto itself, the human pared away."
"The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter."
Explore more quotes by Raymond Chandler
"From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away."
"The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be."
"Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations."
"I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won't let himself get snotty about it."
"Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency."
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
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