Quote by Ambrose Bierce

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out o

Summary

This quote suggests that the process of going through a lawsuit can be brutal and relentless. It compares individuals involved in a legal dispute to pigs entering a machine and coming out as sausages, implying that they are figuratively "processed" by the legal system. The quote highlights the potentially dehumanizing nature of lawsuits, implying that the individuals' experiences and identities can be reduced and reshaped through the litigation process. Overall, it presents a cynical view of the legal system and emphasizes the transformative and often negative impact lawsuits can have on people.

Topics

Legal

By Ambrose Bierce

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Permanence was always an illusion, and love was just the dis

Permanence was always an illusion, and love was just the disguise that lovers wore to hide the death of their union from each other for a while.

Orson Scott Card

Death Love

The lusts and greeds of the body scandalize the Soul; but it

The lusts and greeds of the body scandalize the Soul; but it has to come to heel.

Logan Pearsall Smith, Afterthoug

Soul

To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Master sai

To a visitor who asked to become his disciple the Master said, You may live with me, but don't become my follower. Whom, then, shall I follow? No one. The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.

Anthony de Mello

Truth

Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on beha

Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.

Prayer

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry Truth History

I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the a

I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded.

Famous

Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything m

Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything may reasonably be expected to do everything for money.

Edward F. Halifax

Money

I want the big drama. I always said I don't want a wedding I

I want the big drama. I always said I don't want a wedding I want a parade.

Wedding

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.

Truth

Alas for the Earth! We are overthrown and have no friend to

Alas for the Earth! We are overthrown and have no friend to redeem us. Beauty shall pass utterly from the Land

Stephen R. Donaldson

Beauty

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside o

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity

You don't know, oh, ohYou don't know you're beautiful.

You don't know, oh, ohYou don't know you're beautiful.

Inspirational One Direction Song Lyrics What Makes You Beautiful