What are some pieces of legal folk wisdom that seasoned lawyers like to tell new attorneys?

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It has been folk wisdom within medicine that using benzodiazepines for a long time is a bad idea.

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Also, remember the folk wisdom of generations: Practice every day, no matter what.

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Especially on this topic, work in psychology can unwittingly accommodate itself to the folk wisdom and stereotypes of the day.

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In addition to these medical treatments, it turns out that a lot of old folk wisdom actually turns out to be true in regards to how to feel better in life.

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So Russian folk-wisdom advises, and so Boris Yeltsin has been doing in the days since he rose from his sick bed to resume a semblance of work.

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The received wisdom that the extreme sufferings of ordinary folk do not merit exploitation is correct.

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