257 Quotes by Clarence Darrow

One cannot live through a long stretch of years without forming some philosophy of life.

Justice must take account of infinite circumstances which a human being cannot understand.

If there is to be any permanent improvement in man and any better social order, it must come mainly from the education and humanizing of man.

Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.

I knew that it is out of the question to have honest, economical government while a few are inordinately rich and the great mass of men are poor. In fact, it is to be doubted if anything really worthwhile can be done until there is a fairer distribution of wealth.

I don’t like spinach, and I’m glad I don’t, because if I liked it I’d eat it, and I just hate it.

The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog – to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him.

History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history.

There is no such thing as justice – in or out of court.