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Law Quotes by Laozi
- Only by working within the laws that govern the flow of water will happiness be achieved.
- The more laws and restrictions there are, the poorer the people become.
- No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness: only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things from within and unconsciously, and…
- Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to…
- If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?
- The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
- Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony.
- The Tao can't be perceived. Smaller than an electron, it contains uncountable galaxies. If powerful men and women could remain centered in the Tao, all…
- Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.
- The more laws and orders are multiplied, the more theft and violence increase.
- All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do…
- The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
- The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people will be. The more laws are promulgated, the more thieves and bandits there will be.
More Law Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
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- There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back. — Lance Armstrong
- This is the sheriff you're talking about, with a gun and badge that enforces the law. Nothing is going to stop me… — Joe Arpaio
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
- In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources… — Julian Assange
- Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing. — Kate Atkinson