Quotes by Louis Nizer

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

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

“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”

“Still, I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds”

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

“Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else-felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance-is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun.”

“In cross-examination, as in fishing, nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch”

“True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.”

“Yes, theres such a thing as luck in trial law but it only comes at 3 oclock in the morning. Youll still find me in the library looking for luck at 3 oclock in the morning.”

“We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.”

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

In cross-examination as in fishing nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.

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

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

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

Yes, theres such a thing as luck in trial law but it only comes at 3 oclock in the morning. Youll still find me in the library looking for luck at 3 oclock in the morning.