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October 7, 2015
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A lawyer’s time and advice are his stock in trade”

"A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade" is a classic legal aphorism that is often credited to Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), but there's no evidence that he said it.…

September 28, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A lawyer’s first duty is to make sure that only the client goes to jail”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Lawyers with TroublesTrust Advice; Old Joke – Who goes to jail at the end of the day?; Cameras – get you canned – NSFWPosted on August 15, 2013 by Ted Waggoner(...)I…

August 7, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way”

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way" is a frequently used saying about leadership. H. Reginald Buckler (1840-1927) wrote in 1889: "And what is it to be…

June 28, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not”

"A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not" means that even a leader's flaws (something not intended to be seen) are examples of leadership. The popular saying is…

September 29, 2019
Work/Businesses

“A leader must inspire or his team will expire”

"A leader must inspire or his team will expire" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "A leader must inspire or his team will expire" was posted on…

May 22, 2019
Sports/Games

“A leadoff walk always scores” (baseball adage)

A leadoff walk is a bad way for a pitcher to start an inning. "A leadoff walk always scores" is a baseball adage of unknown authorship. "We have a rule around here that says a…

December 6, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A liberal is a man too broad-minded to take his own side in a quarrel”

"A liberal is a man too broad-minded to take his own side in a quarrel" is usually credited to American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). Frost used the quote in January 1961 (discussing…

December 31, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A liberal is a man who leaves the room when the fight begins”

New York newspaper columnist Heywood Broun (1888-1939) is known for saying: "A liberal is a man who leaves the room when the fight begins." Broun was a socialist who believed that…

August 17, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A liberal is a man with both feet planted firmly in the air”

"A liberal is a man with both feet planted firmly in the air" is the usual form of this saying, but "liberal" is often replaced with other terms and "planted firmly"…

December 7, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn’t own”

"A liberal is a man (person) who will give away everything he doesn't (they don't) own" has been credited to Frank Dane (in the 1980s and in internet newsgroups since 2000) and…

October 25, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A liberal is a person whose interests aren’t at stake at the moment”

"A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment" is a statement that appeared in the November 1966 Reader's Digest. The saying was attributed to Willis…

December 16, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A libertarian is a conservative who’s been busted”

"A neoconservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality" has been credited to Irving Kristol's writing from 1983. "A libertarian is a conservative who's been…

December 16, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A libertarian is a liberal who learned economics”

"A libertarian is a liberal who learned economics" is a jocular one-line saying that appears in many lists of libertarian jokes. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2004 and…

December 20, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A libertarian is a Republican who smokes pot”

"A libertarian is a Republican/Conservative who smokes pot" is a frequently told political joke. American anarchist writer Bob Black spoke in 1984 on "The Libertarian as…

November 22, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A libertarian is someone who believes in the non-aggression principle…”

"'A libertarian is someone who believes in the non-aggression principle. An anarchist is someone who understands it. An agorist is someone who practices it.'— Mike Zentz" was…

June 11, 2018
Education/Schools

“A library is a hospital for the mind”

"A library is a hospital for the mind" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The library of the tomb complex of Ramses II (1279-1213 BC) at Thebes, Egypt, was inscribed with…

June 4, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A license is what you get when the gov’t steals your rights away from you and then sells them back”

"A license is what you get when the government steals your rights away from you and then sells them back" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The most popular image credits…

September 3, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“A license is when the government takes away your right to do something, then sells it back to you”

"Licensing: When (the) government takes away your right to do something and (then) sells it back to you" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Licensing: when government…

June 8, 2015
Work/Businesses

“A lie has speed, but truth has endurance”

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes" is an old saying. "A lie has speed, but truth has endurance" is a saying that has been…

June 14, 2014
Sports/Games

“A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning”

Pittsburgh Steelers head football coach Chuck Noll (1932-2014) believed that preparing for the games -- and not necessarily winning them, although Noll coached four Super Bowl-winning teams -- was…

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