Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
Peace can be promoted by the limitation of arms and by the creation of the instrumentality for peaceful settlement of controversies. But it will become a reality only through self-restraint and active effort in friendliness and helpfulness.
I come from a profession which has suffered greatly because of the lack of civility. Lawyers treat each other poorly and it has come home to haunt them. The public will not tolerate a lack of civility.
Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.
'Zero problems with neighbors' is a value. But another equally important value is to establish peace.
In order to establish peace, you must have fair justice for everyone.
You should not quarrel with your neighbour, for he will remain where he is, but your high handedness will become the talk of the people.
You don't make peace with your friends. That's the bottom line. You end conflicts by trying to find some political resolution.
A peace deal requires agreements, and you don't make agreements with your friends, you make agreements with your enemies.