Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief — resolve to be honest at all events ; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer. Choose some other... St. Nicholas - Página 234editado por - 1906Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Emma Lilian Dana - 1915 - 234 páginas
...five thousand dollar fee before the Supreme Court of Illinois. In his rules for lawyers Lincoln says : "Resolve to be honest at all events ; and if in your own judgement you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being• a lawyer." And well... | |
| Sherwin Cody - 1917 - 404 páginas
...common, almost universal. Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief — resolve to be honest at all events...lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the -choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave. Reply to Senator Stephen A. Douglas... | |
| Luther Emerson Robinson - 1918 - 376 páginas
...common, almost universal. Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief. Resolve to be honest at all events...lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave. A FRAGMENT ON FREE AND SLAVE LABOR.... | |
| Samuel Scoville - 1918 - 100 páginas
...the law for a calling yield to the popular belief that a lawyer cannot be an honest man. If in your judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer resolve to...without being a lawyer. Choose some other occupation. CHAPTER IV THE SPEAKER IT was Abraham Lincoln's speaking which made him the President of the United... | |
| Hugh Anderson Moran - 1919 - 170 páginas
...teachings of Christ in this interview with a Jewish lawyer. Lincoln's advice to young lawyers was, "If in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer." The lawyer, more than most men, has opportunities to use "indirect" methods and temptations to warp... | |
| Henry Ezekiel Jackson - 1919 - 434 páginas
...MINISTER, BE AN HONEST MAN? IN his notes for a law lecture to young men, Lincoln once wrote, " If in your judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer." The popular belief concerning lawyers makes this advice seem pertinent with reference to them. But... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1920 - 362 páginas
...Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief—resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment...lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave. Advice to a Slack Man (January 2,... | |
| Elwin Lincoln House - 1920 - 264 páginas
...be well to hear Lincoln's address on honesty. " Eesolve to be honest at all events ; and if in your judgment, you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve...lawyer. Choose some other occupation rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave." Many business men are standing bravely... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1921 - 292 páginas
...common, almost universal. Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief. Resolve to be honest at all events...lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave. SELECTIONS FROM THE SPEECH AT PEORIA... | |
| Denver Bar Association - 1925 - 336 páginas
...common, almost universal. Let no yonng man. choosing the law for a calling, for a moment yield to the popular belief. Resolve to be honest at all events;...lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave." Clearness and simplicity of statement... | |
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