Everybody loves a good saying, but let’s hope there’s not too much truth in some of these legal proverbs from around the world…
Corn can't expect justice from a court composed of chickens. –African Proverb
It is better to be the victim of injustice than to be unjust yourself. –Cameroonian Proverb
The maker of laws must be severe; who executes them must be generous. –Chinese Proverb
Laws without punishment are like bells with no clackers. –Czech Proverb
Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black. –Danish Proverb
Justice knows no friendship. –Estonian Proverb
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. –French Proverb
Go to law for a sheep and lose your cow. –German Proverb
The hands of a lawyer are always in someone's pocket. –Indian Proverb
A lawsuit is a fruit-tree planted in a lawyer's garden. –Italian Proverb
No sooner is a law made than a way around it is discovered. –Italian Proverb
A lawyer looks at you with one eye, but he looks at your pocket with two. –Jamaican Proverb
The lawyer will extend the frontiers of a fight. –Japanese Proverb
It is the law that judges, not the judge. –Norwegian Proverb
Old truths, old laws, old friends, old books, and old wine are best. –Polish Proverb
Law is a flag and gold is the wind that makes it move. –Russian Proverb
Forgiveness is a pillar of justice. –Russian Proverb
He that loves law will soon get his fill of it. –Scottish Proverb
It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands. –Spanish Proverb
One lawyer makes work for another. –Spanish Proverb
One hour of justice is worth seventy hours of prayer. –Turkish Proverb
The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. –Welsh Proverb
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