Dracula was a Lawyer

If an accused Babylonian wanted to prove his innocence, his best shot was to throw himself in the Euphrates River. If the gods pushed him back ashore, he was legally declared innocent

Where the word testimony comes from: In Roman times, men put a hand on their testes when swearing an oath

“Only lawyers can write 10,000 words and call it a ‘brief.’”

—Franz Kafka, author

Author Edna St. Vincent Millay clearly rather liked lawyers . . . down deep, anyway. She once said, “Lawyers are lambs in wolves' clothing.”

“In university, they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools.”

—Doris Lessing, novelist