Character Quote by William Cabell Rives

At the very heart and center of existence, pervading the whole manifestation of the divine Idea, there exists one predominant Law. This Law –…

— Geoffrey Hodson

Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God; they radiate from the sun to the circling edge of creation. Verily, the mighty…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Adorn thyself with simplicity and with indifference towards the things which lie between virtue and vice. Love mankind. Follow God. The poet says that…

— Marcus Aurelius

“Every society is really governed by hidden laws, by unspoken but profound assumptions on the part of the people, and ours is no exception.”

— James Baldwin

But cool and candid people will at once reflect, that the purest of human blessings must have a portion of alloy in them, that…

— James Madison

Law hath dominion over all things, over universal mind and matter; For there are reciprocities of rights, which no creature can gainsay.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

[The] operation of the wisest laws is imperfect and precarious. They seldom inspire virtue, they cannot always restrain vice.

— Edward Gibbon

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort to divine authority, as otherwise his laws would not…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is the height…

— Dan Barker

“Only insofar as we remain in harmony with divine law - do good things come to us”

— Peace Pilgrim

“Rules, conventions, morals, reality itself: all exist so long as their existence is convenient to the preservation of power. Otherwise, they, like all else,…

— Omar El Akkad

“That is the most basic law of the Universe—cause and effect. If our actions are the result of our intentions to do good, to…

— Wu Wei