A young clerk’s responsibilities included bringing the judge a hot cup of coffee at the start of every day. Each morning the judge was enraged that the coffee cup arrived two-thirds full. The clerk explained that he had to rush to get the coffee delivered while it was still hot, which caused him to spill much of it along the way.
None of the judge’s yelling and insults produced a full cup of coffee, until he finally threatened to cut the clerk’s pay by one-third if he continued to produce one-third less than the judge wanted.
The next morning he was greeted with a cup of coffee that was full to the brim, and the next morning and the morning after that.
The judge couldn’t resist gloating over his success and smugly complimented the clerk on his new technique.
“Oh, there’s not much to it,” admitted the clerk happily, “I take some coffee in my mouth right outside the coffee room, and spit it back in when I get outside your office.”
The law is silent during war. - Cicero
Agree, for the law is costly. - William Camden
The trouble with law is lawyers. - Clarence Darrow
Common sense often makes good law. - William O Douglas
The good lawyer is the great salesman. - Janet Reno
OK, if you can get an indepartial judge. - Archie Bunker
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish. - Thomas Fuller
To live outside the law, you must be honest. - Bob Dylan
Step aside Coffee. This is a job for Alcohol. - Unknown
Gravity isn't easy, but it's the law. - Unknown
Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies. - Arabian Proverb
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. - T S Eliot
I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer. - Oliver North
Judge, could I, waddya call, encroach the bench? - Archie Bunker
The law must be stable, but it must not stand still. - Roscoe Pound
Law of the Supermarket: The other line moves faster. - Unknown
Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer or an accountant. - Joe Defries
Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law. - Jeremy Bentham
I think if I were a woman I'd wear coffee as a perfume. - John Van Druten
If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers. - Charles Dickens
Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law. - Hubert Humphrey
A lawyer's opinion is worth nothing unless it is paid for. - Unknown
Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law. - Boethius
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself. - Thomas More
I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time. - Steven Wright
Without my morning coffee, I'm just like a dried-up piece of goat. - J.S. Bach
What would life be without coffee? But then, what is it even with coffee? - King Louis XV
True friends don't judge each other, they judge other people together. - Unknown
I never drink coffee at lunch - I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon. - Ronald Reagan
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes. - Sally Field
Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers. - Richard Pryor
It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it. - Alan Dershowitz
Under the English legal system you are innocent until you are shown to be Irish. - Ted Whitehead
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet. - Mark Twain
A half finished shawl left on the coffee table isn't a mess; it's an object of art. - Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
If a man dies and leaves his estate in an uncertain condition, the lawyers become his heirs. - Edgar Watson Howe
The practice of medicine occurs even in primitive society, but law accompanies civilization. - Saying
If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend. - St. Augustine
Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you,
Nor judge of a road till it draw to the end. - John B O'Reilly
In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements form becoming big ones. - Harvey Mackay
I wanted to do something nice so I bought my mother-in-law a chair. Now they won't let me plug it in. - Henny Youngman
The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind, the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity. - Arthur Schopenhauer
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. - Henry G. Miller
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat. - Alex Levine
I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey. - Matthew Perry
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that, who cares? He's a mile away and you've got his shoes. - Billy Connolly
If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion. - Calvin Coolidge
A giraffe's coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of its throat. Ever think about that? No. You only think about yourself. - Unknown
Agree, for the law is costly. - William Camden
The trouble with law is lawyers. - Clarence Darrow
Common sense often makes good law. - William O Douglas
The good lawyer is the great salesman. - Janet Reno
OK, if you can get an indepartial judge. - Archie Bunker
Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish. - Thomas Fuller
To live outside the law, you must be honest. - Bob Dylan
Step aside Coffee. This is a job for Alcohol. - Unknown
Gravity isn't easy, but it's the law. - Unknown
Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies. - Arabian Proverb
I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. - T S Eliot
I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer. - Oliver North
Judge, could I, waddya call, encroach the bench? - Archie Bunker
The law must be stable, but it must not stand still. - Roscoe Pound
Law of the Supermarket: The other line moves faster. - Unknown
Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer or an accountant. - Joe Defries
Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law. - Jeremy Bentham
I think if I were a woman I'd wear coffee as a perfume. - John Van Druten
If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers. - Charles Dickens
Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law. - Hubert Humphrey
A lawyer's opinion is worth nothing unless it is paid for. - Unknown
Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law. - Boethius
I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself. - Thomas More
I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time. - Steven Wright
Without my morning coffee, I'm just like a dried-up piece of goat. - J.S. Bach
What would life be without coffee? But then, what is it even with coffee? - King Louis XV
True friends don't judge each other, they judge other people together. - Unknown
I never drink coffee at lunch - I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon. - Ronald Reagan
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes. - Sally Field
Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers. - Richard Pryor
It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it. - Alan Dershowitz
Under the English legal system you are innocent until you are shown to be Irish. - Ted Whitehead
Only one thing is impossible for God: To find any sense in any copyright law on the planet. - Mark Twain
A half finished shawl left on the coffee table isn't a mess; it's an object of art. - Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
If a man dies and leaves his estate in an uncertain condition, the lawyers become his heirs. - Edgar Watson Howe
The practice of medicine occurs even in primitive society, but law accompanies civilization. - Saying
If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend. - St. Augustine
Put least trust in him who is foremost to praise you,
Nor judge of a road till it draw to the end. - John B O'Reilly
In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements form becoming big ones. - Harvey Mackay
I wanted to do something nice so I bought my mother-in-law a chair. Now they won't let me plug it in. - Henny Youngman
The doctor sees all the weakness of mankind, the lawyer all the wickedness, the theologian all the stupidity. - Arthur Schopenhauer
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. - Henry G. Miller
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat. - Alex Levine
I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey. - Matthew Perry
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that, who cares? He's a mile away and you've got his shoes. - Billy Connolly
If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion. - Calvin Coolidge
A giraffe's coffee would be cold by the time it reached the bottom of its throat. Ever think about that? No. You only think about yourself. - Unknown
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