Tis the clerk makes the justice.
Meaning: A skilled administrator or clerk can effectively shape legal outcomes through their knowledge and control of procedures.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
More proverbs about Morality
- A merry companion on the road is as good as a nag. — Good company during tedious travel makes the journey feel shorter and less burdensome.
- Cold of complexion, good of condition. — Temperamental coldness in personality often accompanies moral virtue and sound character.
- Open confession is good for the soul. — Acknowledging wrongdoing relieves the psychological burden of guilt and shame.
- He may well be contented who needs neither borrow nor flatter. — Financial independence and honest self-reliance free you from degrading dependence on oth…
- Call me cousin; but cozen me not. — Familiarity and kinship don't justify deception; treat relatives honestly despite closene…
- Many a good cow hath had a bad calf. — Good parentage cannot guarantee virtuous offspring; heredity alone does not determine cha…
From our idioms
- Fer dissabte — To give the house a big clean-up.
- Anar de bòlit — To be rushed off your feet.
- Pixar fora de test — To go off topic or be plainly mistaken.