“True, we build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures--unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do [as lawyers] which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state." John K. Carmack, "Unmeasured Factors of Success", Life in the Law, 2004, 25 (quoting John W. Davis) |
