True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.
—Louis Nizer
Topics: Kindness
In cross examination, as in fishing, nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.
—Louis Nizer
Topics: Law, Lawyers
A beautiful young lady is an act of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.
—Louis Nizer
Topics: Work, Nature
Some people will believe anything if you whisper it to them.
—Louis Nizer
Topics: Belief
There is an aphorism about a farmer who before sunrise on a cold and misty morning, saw a huge beast on a distant hill. He seized his rifle and walked cautiously toward the ogre to head off an attack on his family. When he got nearer, he was relieved to find that the beast was only a small bear. He approached more confidently and when he was within a few hundred yards the distorting haze had lifted sufficiently so that he could recognize the figure as only that of a man. Lowering his rifle, he walked toward the stranger and discovered he was his brother.
—Louis Nizer
We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.
—Louis Nizer
Topics: Belief
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
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
—Louis Nizer
Topics: Insults
When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing to himself.
—Louis Nizer
Topics: Blame, Responsibility
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