A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

没有书的律师就像没有工具的工人。

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I don't think one can accurately measure the historical effectiveness of a poem; but one does know, of course, that books influence individuals; and individuals, although they are part of large economic and social processes, influence history. Every mass is after all made up of millions of individuals.

我不认为人们可以准确地衡量一首诗的历史效力;但人们当然知道,书籍影响着个人;个人,虽然他们是大的经济和社会进程的一部分,影响着历史。每个群体毕竟是由数百万个体组成的。

A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.

没有历史和文学的律师是机械师,只是一个泥瓦匠;如果他对这些有一些了解,他可以大胆地自称为建筑师。

A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.

律师为了打赢官司会不择手段,有时甚至会讲真话。

Why by a book when you can join a library.

为什么要借一本书当你可以加入图书馆。