Quote by Mary Roberts Rinehart

I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money.

I never saw a lawyer yet who would admit he was making money

Summary

This quote humorously suggests that lawyers tend to be secretive about their earnings. It implies that even though they may be successful and financially well-off, they rarely openly acknowledge it. Perhaps this comment alludes to society's general perception of lawyers as being money-focused and overly cautious when discussing their professional prosperity.

Topics

Legal

By Mary Roberts Rinehart

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity

Variety of mere nothings gives more pleasure than uniformity of something.

Jean Paul Richter

Variety

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yo

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

George Bernard Shaw

Life

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender.

Marriage

I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can b

I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.

Alone

...I'm sure lots of people would love to ridicule me when I

...I'm sure lots of people would love to ridicule me when I say this, but it is true: many people die from cold related deaths every winter, and here are studies that say that climate change in certain areas of the world would help those individuals.

Death Change Love People Help

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply a

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.

Success

I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he w

I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which he condemns.

John Jay Chapman

Opinion

Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inh

Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.

Technology

If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal ci

If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.

Bertrand Russell

Happiness

Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two

Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope.

Capitalism

Success will not lower its standard to us. We must raise our

Success will not lower its standard to us. We must raise our standard to success.

Rev. Randall R. McBride, Jr.

Excellence

Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not

Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future. You can never win when you wear the ugly cloak of self-pity, and the sour sound of whining will certainly frighten away any opportunity for success. Never again. There is a better way.

Present