The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue. Oliver Goldsmith
The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue.Law and LawyersQuotations by Oliver Goldsmith
Year: 2008
We eagerly get hold of a law that serves as a weapon to our passions. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
We eagerly get hold of a law that serves as a weapon to our passions.Law and LawyersQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong. William E. Gladstone
Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.Law and LawyersQuotations by William E. Gladstone
The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular. Edward Gibbon
The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular.Law and LawyersQuotations by Edward Gibbon
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Mahatma Gandhi
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.Law and LawyersQuotations by Mahatma Gandhi
Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them. James A. Froude
Our human laws are more or less imperfect copies of the external laws as we see them.Law and LawyersQuotations by James A. Froude
The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. Robert Frost
The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.Law and LawyersQuotations by Robert Frost
A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman. Robert Frost
A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.Law and LawyersQuotations by Robert Frost
Laws too gentle, are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. Benjamin Franklin
Laws too gentle, are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.Law and LawyersQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man. Benjamin Franklin
God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man.Law and LawyersQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Where the law ends tyranny begins. Henry Fielding
Where the law ends tyranny begins.Law and LawyersQuotations by Henry Fielding
Here lies one believe it if you can, who thought an attorney, was a honest man. Epitaph
Here lies one believe it if you can, who thought an attorney, was a honest man.Law and LawyersQuotations by Epitaph
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal. Friedrich Engels
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.Law and LawyersQuotations by Friedrich Engels
The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.Law and LawyersQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The laws of each are convertible into the laws of any other. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The laws of each are convertible into the laws of any other.Law and LawyersQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good men must not obey the laws too well. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good men must not obey the laws too well.Law and LawyersQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken. Benjamin Disraeli
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.Law and LawyersQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
I haven’t committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law. David Dinkins
I haven’t committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.Law and LawyersQuotations by David Dinkins
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers. Charles Dickens
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.Law and LawyersQuotations by Charles Dickens
The trouble with law is lawyers. Clarence Darrow
The trouble with law is lawyers.Law and LawyersQuotations by Clarence Darrow
The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress. Quentin Crisp
The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.Law and LawyersQuotations by Quentin Crisp
Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder. Charles Caleb Colton
Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.Law and LawyersQuotations by Charles Caleb Colton
The good of the people is the greatest law. Marcus T. Cicero
The good of the people is the greatest law.Law and LawyersQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
The kind of lawyer you hope the other fellow has. Raymond Chandler
The kind of lawyer you hope the other fellow has.Law and LawyersQuotations by Raymond Chandler
Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate. Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.Law and LawyersQuotations by Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive. Miguel De Cervantes
When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.Law and LawyersQuotations by Miguel De Cervantes
In law, nothing is certain but the expense. Samuel Butler
In law, nothing is certain but the expense.Quotations by Samuel Butler
Laws, like houses, lean on one another. Edmund Burke
Laws, like houses, lean on one another.Law and LawyersQuotations by Edmund Burke
Bad laws are the worst form of tyranny. Edmund Burke
Bad laws are the worst form of tyranny.Law and LawyersQuotations by Edmund Burke
A lawyer is a gentlemen that rescues your estate from your enemies and then keeps it to himself. Lord Henry P. Brougham
A lawyer is a gentlemen that rescues your estate from your enemies and then keeps it to himself.Law and LawyersQuotations by Lord Henry P. Brougham
A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500. Benjamin Brewster
A lawyer starts life giving $500 worth of law for $5 and ends giving $5 worth for $500.Law and LawyersQuotations by Benjamin Brewster
Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made. Otto Von Bismarck
Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made.Law and LawyersQuotations by Otto Von Bismarck
The law is light. Bible
The law is light.Law and LawyersQuotations by Bible
Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished. Jeremy Bentham
Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.Law and LawyersQuotations by Jeremy Bentham
Every law is an infraction of liberty. Jeremy Bentham
Every law is an infraction of liberty.Law and LawyersQuotations by Jeremy Bentham
Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time. Henry Ward Beecher
Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.Law and LawyersQuotations by Henry Ward Beecher
Laws are not invented. They grow out of circumstances. Azarias
Laws are not invented. They grow out of circumstances.Law and LawyersQuotations by Azarias
The law is reason, free from passion. Aristotle
The law is reason, free from passion.Law and LawyersQuotations by Aristotle
Law is a bottomless pit. John Arbuthnot
Law is a bottomless pit.Law and LawyersQuotations by John Arbuthnot
It ain’t sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don’t break any. Mae West
It ain’t sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don’t break any.LaughterQuotations by Mae West