 There is no profession in which moral character is so soon fixed as in that of the law ; there is none in which it is subjected to severer scrutiny by the public. It is well that it is so. The things we hold dearest on earth, — our fortunes, reputations,...  Transactions - Page 55by Maryland State Bar Association - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - Presbyterian Church - 1857 - 52 pages
...indeed be irrevocably lost; but it will be years, before he will be able to regain a firm foothold. There is no profession, in which moral character is...well that it is so. The things we hold dearest on earth,—our fortunes, reputations, domestic peace, the future of those dearest to us, nay, our liberty,... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1855 - 608 pages
...indeed be irrevocably lost; but it will be years, before he will be able to regain a firm foothold. There is no profession, in which moral character is...life itself, we confide to the integrity of our legal counsellors and advocates. Their character must be not only without a stain, but without suspicion.... | |
 | George Sharswood - Legal ethics - 1860 - 212 pages
...indeed be irrecoverably lost ; but it will be years before he will be able to regain a firm foothold. There is no profession, in which moral character is...life itself, we confide to the integrity of our legal counsellors and advocates. Their character must be not only without a stain, but without suspicion.... | |
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