Andrew Tobias (1947) American journalist
Source: The Invisible Bankers, Everything The Insurance Industry Never Wanted You To Know (1982), Chapter 10, Too Many Lawyers, p. 172.
“An unsatisfactory agreement is less harmful than a successful lawsuit.”
— Mateo Alemán, book Guzmán de Alfarache
Pt. II, Lib. II, Ch. II.
Guzmán de Alfarache (1599-1604)
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