A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.
– Louis Nizer
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
– Louis Nizer
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.
– Louis Nizer
Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.
– Louis Nizer
I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.
– Louis Nizer
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.
– Louis Nizer
To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
– Louis Nizer
We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.
– Louis Nizer
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.
– Louis Nizer
Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.
– Louis Nizer
Yes, there's such a thing as luck in trial law but it only comes at 3 o'clock in the morning. You'll still find me in the library looking for luck at 3 o'clock in the morning.