Jim M. Perdue > Quotes

“To show you deserve mercy, give it to others.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

“They are owned by the things they possess. It is only by giving, by being charitable, that we can hope to gain God’s favor.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

“Some people make their own opportunities. The wise person benefits from acts that are lost on others.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

“Justice is a concept common to all faiths. Five hundred years before the birth of Christianity, Confucius taught: Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

“We are charged with doing the best with what we have. Responsibility is associated with any trust A trustee cannot take the easy way out He must use his talent and time to see that the thing of value is not only preserved but enriched by his efforts.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

“If you are acting out of love and compassion, don’t worry about the criticism of others.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

“The religious lesson is that God celebrates when the unrighteous change their way and return to the flock. In the secular sense this parable is used to illustrate that: All of us, even the least, has value.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know

“He was teaching that people who trust only in themselves can never find peace or contentment. People’s possessions can imprison them in a world of illusions.”
― Jim M. Perdue, I Remember Atticus: Inspiring Stories Every Trial Lawyer Should Know