"I know you lawyers can with ease, Twist words and meanings as you please; That language, by your skill made pliant, Will bend to favour every client; That 'tis the fee directs the sense, To make out either side's pretense."

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Source : John Gay, Marcus Walsh (2003). “Selected Poems”, p.85, Taylor & Francis

#Skills Quotes #Twists Quotes #Ease Quotes

“So long as you do not know who you really are, this will be difficult.Â You may have to give up a lot of things to which you may be attached.Â You may have to give up your resentments, your anger, your upset, your annoyance, your desire to punish.”
“Whoever admits that he is too busy to improve his methods, has acknowledged himself to be at the end of his rope. And that is always the saddest predicament which any one can get into.”
“Whether we're talking about race or gender or class, popular culture is where the pedagogy is, it's where the learning is.”
“There is wisdom in waves. Some surfers see it right away, others never do. To find success in surfing, we must learn to be in harmony with nature. This will bring a sense of peace. By sharing this peace, and contributing to other people's happiness, we can find the true meaning of life. Keep surfing . . .”
“Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood.”
“Anyone who truly walks with God, walks humbly. The closer we draw near to Him, the more we behold His majesty!”
“A bad poem is one that vanishes into meaning.”
“If a woman walks with her head down - she has a lover! If a woman walks with her head proudly up - she has a lover! If a woman carries her head straight - she has a lover! And actually, if a woman has a head, she has a lover!”

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