1.无论何人，如为他人制定法律，应将同一法律应用于自己身上。——阿奎那
1. Whoever makes laws for others should apply the same laws to themselves. - Aquinas

2.真想解除一国的内忧应该依靠良好的立法，不能依靠偶然的机会。——亚里士多德
2. To truly relieve a nation’s internal troubles, one should rely on good legislation, not on chance. - Aristotle

3.宪法是一个无穷尽的、一个国家的世代人都参与对话的流动的话语。——劳伦•却伯
3. The Constitution is an endless, fluid dialogue involving the generations of a nation. - Laurence Tribe

4.解释法律系法律学之开端，并为其基础，系一项科学性工作，但又为一种艺术。——萨维尼
4. The interpretation of law is the beginning and foundation of legal studies, a scientific task, yet an art. - Savigny

5.法律是人类为了共同利益，由人类智慧遵循人类经验所做出的最后成果。——强森
5. Law is the ultimate result of human wisdom following human experience for the common good. - Johnson

6.宪法，就是一张写着人民权利的纸。——列宁
6. The Constitution is a piece of paper that lists the rights of the people. - Lenin

7.世界上唯有两样东西能让我们的内心受到深深的震撼，一是我们头顶上灿烂的星空，一是我们内心崇高的道德法则。——康德
7. In the world, only two things can deeply震撼 our hearts: one is the brilliant starry sky above our heads, and the other is the noble moral law within our hearts. - Kant

8.在民法慈母般的眼神中，每个人就是整个国家。——孟德斯鸠
8. In the tender gaze of civil law, every individual is the entire nation. - Montesquieu

9.法律研究的目的是一种预测，即对公共权力通过法院的工具性的活动产生影响的预测。——【美】霍姆斯《普通法》
9. The purpose of legal research is a prediction, specifically a prediction of the influence of public power through the instrumentality of the courts. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, “The Common Law”

10.法律的真谛，就是没有绝对的自由，更没有绝对的平等。——我国著名法学家郭道晖
10. The essence of law is that there is no absolute freedom, nor absolute equality. - Guo Daoheng, a famous Chinese jurist

11.法律就像旅行一样，必须为明天做准备。它必须具备成长的原则。——著名大法官卡多左
11. Law, like travel, must prepare for tomorrow. It must have the principle of growth. - Lord Cadogan

12.有理智的人在一般法律体系中生活比在无拘无束的孤独中更为自由。——斯宾诺莎
12. Rational people live more freely in a general legal system than in unrestricted solitude. - Spinoza

13.法律显示了国家几个世纪以来发展的故事，它不能被视为仅仅是数学课本中的定律及推算方式。——霍姆斯
13. Law reveals the story of a nation’s development over several centuries and cannot be regarded merely as formulas and calculation methods in a math textbook. - Holmes

14.宪法创制者给我们的是一个罗盘，而不是一张蓝图。——波斯纳
14. The Constitution’s framers gave us a compass, not a blueprint. - Posner

15.法律提供保护以对抗专断，它给人们以一种安全感和可靠感，并使人们不致在未来处于不祥的黑暗之中。——布鲁纳
15. Law provides protection against arbitrariness, offering people a sense of security and reliability, preventing them from being in an ominous darkness in the future. - Bruner

16.民众对权利和审判的漠不关心的态度对法律来说，是一个坏兆头。——庞德
16. The public’s indifference to rights and trials is a bad omen for the law. - Pound

17.在一个法治的政府之下，善良公民的座右铭是什么？那就是“严格地服从，自由地批判”。——边沁
17. Under a government of law, what is the motto of a good citizen? It is “strict obedience and free criticism.” - Bentham

18.一项法律越是在它的接受者那里以恶行为前提，那么它本身就越好。——拉德布鲁赫
18. The more a law assumes evil behavior on the part of its recipients, the better it is in itself. - Radbruch

19.自由就是做法律许可范围内的事情的权利。——西塞罗
19. Freedom is the right to do what the law permits. - Cicero

20.由于有法律才能保障良好的举止，所以也要有良好的举止才能维护法律。——马基雅弗利
20. Since law ensures good conduct, good conduct is also needed to maintain the law. - Machiavelli

21.法律解释者都希望在法律中寻获其时代问题的答案。——拉伦茨
21. Legal interpreters seek answers to the issues of their time within the law. - Larenz

22.立法者三句修改的话，全部藏书就会变成废纸。——基希曼
22. Three sentences of modification by the legislator, and the entire collection of books would become waste paper. - Kichmann

23.法律的真理知识，来自于立法者的教养。——黑格尔
23. The true knowledge of law comes from the education of the legislator. - Hegel

24.法律职业的社会地位是一个民族文明的标志。——费尔德
24. The social status of the legal profession is a sign of a nation’s civilization. - Feld

25.尽量大可能把关于他们的意志的知识散布在人民中间，这就是立法机关的义务。——边沁
25. The duty of the legislative body is to spread as much knowledge as possible about their will among the people. - Bentham

26.没有信仰的法律将退化成为僵死的教条，而没有法律的信仰将蜕变成为狂信。——伯尔曼
26. A law without faith will degenerate into a lifeless dogma, while a faith without law will turn into fanaticism. - Berman

27.法治概念的最高层次是一种信念，相信一切法律的基础，应该是对于人的价值的尊重。——陈弘毅
27. The highest level of the concept of the rule of law is a belief that the foundation of all laws should be respect for human values. - Chen Hongyi

28.法律所传达的是一种超越暴力，超越权利的声音，它所划定的权利边界虽然无形，却深深地刻画在人们的心灵之中。——著名的法律学者
28. Law conveys a voice beyond violence and power; the boundaries of rights it sets, though intangible, are deeply engraved in people’s hearts. - A famous legal scholar

29.法律之内，应有天理人情在。——安提戈捏
29. Within the law, there should be principles of nature and human emotions. - Antigone

30.法不禁止即自由。——法谚
30. What is not prohibited by law is freedom.

31.法无授权不得为，法无禁止不得罚。
31. One may not act without authorization, and one may not be punished for what is not prohibited.

32.举证责任之所在，即败诉之所在。——法谚
32. Where the burden of proof lies, there lies the place of defeat in the lawsuit. - Legal proverb

33.在民主的国家里，法律就是国王；在专制的国家里，国王就是法律。——马克思
33. In democratic countries, the law is the king; in autocratic countries, the king is the law. - Marx

34.在世界各主要文明中，中国是距离法治最为遥远的一种，甚至与欧洲形成了两极相对的反差。——滋贺秀兰
34. Among the major civilizations of the world, China is the furthest from the rule of law, even forming a stark contrast with Europe. - Shizuka Shuran

35.法治意味着，政府除非实施众所周知的规则，否则不得对个人实施强制。——哈耶克
35. Rule of law means that the government may not impose coercion on individuals unless it implements well-known rules. - Hayek

36.法律的基本原则是：为人诚实，不损害他人，给予每个人他应得的部分。——查士丁尼
36. The basic principle of law is: to be honest, not to harm others, and to give everyone their due share. - Justinian

37.法律是一种不断完善的实践，虽然可能因其缺陷而失效，甚至根本失效，但它绝不是一种荒唐的玩笑。——德沃金
37. Law is an ever-improving practice; although it may fail due to its flaws, or even fail entirely, it is by no means an absurd joke. - Dworkin

38.法发展的重心不在立法、不在法学，也不在司法判决，而在社会本身。——埃利希
38. The focus of legal development lies not in legislation, not in legal studies, nor in judicial decisions, but in society itself. - Ehrlich

39.自由是一种必须有其自己的权威、纪律以及制约性的生活方式。——李普曼
39. Freedom is a way of life that must have its own authority, discipline, and constraints. - Lippmann

40.全部历史就是利益的斗争，而法是那些占了上风的利益的权威性的表现。――拉布里奥拉（意）《关于历史唯物主义》
40. All history is the struggle of interests, and law is the authoritative manifestation of those interests that have prevailed. - Labriola (Italian) “On Historical Materialism”

41.法律，在它支配着地球上所有人民的场合，就是人类的理性。――孟德斯鸠（法）《论法的精神》
41. Law, when it governs all the people on Earth, is the reason of mankind. - Montesquieu (France) “The Spirit of the Laws”

42.法律只不过是我们意志的记录。――卢梭（法）《社会契约论》
42. Law is merely a record of our will. - Rousseau (France) “The Social Contract”

43.法律是人民意志的自由而庄严的表现。――罗伯斯庇尔（法）《革命法制和审判》
43. Law is the free and solemn expression of the will of the people. - Robespierre (France) “Revolutionary Jurisprudence and Trial”

44.所谓人的法律，我是指生活的一种方策，使生命与国家皆得安全。――斯宾诺莎（荷）《神学政治论》
44. By the law of man, I mean a strategy for life that ensures the safety of both life and the state. - Spinoza (Netherlands) “Theological-Political Treatise”

45.法律又是什么？法律就是取得胜利、掌握国家政权的阶级的意志的表现。――列宁（苏）《社会民主党在~年俄国第一次革命中的土地纲领》
45. What is law? Law is the expression of the will of the class that has won victory and seized state power. - Lenin (Soviet Union) “The Land Program of the RSDLP in the First Russian Revolution”

46.法是一套权威性的审判指南或者基础。――庞德（美）《通过法律的社会控制法律的任务》
46. Law is a set of authoritative guidelines or foundations for trial. - Pound (USA) “Social Control Through Law”

47.法律是一种强制性秩序。――凯尔森（美）《法律和国家概论》
47. Law is a coercive order. - Kelsen (USA) “General Theory of Law and State”

48.法者，天下之仪也。所以决疑而明是非也，百姓所县命也。――管子（战国）《管子•禁藏》
48. Law is the instrument of the world, used to resolve doubts and clarify right and wrong, and the fate of the people depends on it. - Guanzi (Warring States Period) “Guanzi • Prohibition and Storage”

49.律者，所以定分止争也。――管子（战国）《管子•七臣七主》
49. Law is used to define boundaries and resolve disputes. - Guanzi (Warring States Period) “Guanzi • Seven Ministers and Seven Lords”

50.在一切能够接受法律支配的人类的状态中，哪里没有法律，那里就没有自由。――洛克（英）《政府论》
50. In all human conditions that can be subject to the control of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. - Locke (England) “Two Treatises of Government”

51.法律总是要遇到立法者的感情和成见的。――孟德斯鸠（法）《论法的精神》
51. Law always encounters the feelings and prejudices of the legislator. - Montesquieu (France) “The Spirit of the Laws”

52.法律的效力是以它所引起的爱戴和尊重为转移的，而这种爱戴和尊重是以内心感到法律公正和合理为转移的。――罗伯斯庇尔（法）《革命法制和审判》
52. The effectiveness of the law depends on the love and respect it arouses, and this love and respect depend on the feeling of justice and reason in the heart. - Robespierre (France) “Revolutionary Jurisprudence and Trial”

53.如果我们的法律只是自然规律的幼芽，它毫无疑问是好法律。这样的法律可以抑恶扬善。――大仲马（法）《马希里选集》
53. If our laws are only the buds of natural laws, they are undoubtedly good laws. Such laws can suppress evil and promote good. - Dumas (France) “Maupassant Selection”

54.当秩序成了混乱的时候，就不得不用混乱来维持秩序，拯救法律了。――罗曼•罗兰（法）《哥拉•布勒尼翁》
54. When order becomes chaos, chaos must be used to maintain order and save the law. - Romain Rolland (France) “Kola Brewenyon”

55.法律规定得愈明确，其条文就愈容易切实地施行。――黑格尔（德）《法哲学原理》
55. The clearer the law is, the easier it is to implement its provisions. - Hegel (Germany) “Principles of the Philosophy of Law”

56.法令所以导民也，刑罚所以禁奸也。――司马迁（汉）《史记•循吏列传》
56. Laws and regulations guide the people, and punishments prevent crime. - Sima Qian (Han Dynasty) “Records of the Grand Historian • Biographies of Upright and Honest Officials”

57.法令者，所以抑暴扶弱，欲其难犯而易避也。――班固（汉）《汉书•刑法志》
57. Laws and regulations are used to suppress violence and support the weak, making them difficult to violate and easy to avoid. - Ban Gu (Han Dynasty) “Book of Han • Criminal Law”

58.立善防恶谓之礼，禁非立是谓之法。――傅玄（晋）《傅子•法刑》
58. Establishing goodness and preventing evil is called etiquette, prohibiting wrongs and establishing rights is called law. - Fu Xuan (Jin Dynasty) “Fuzi • Criminal Law”

59.法，国之权衡也，时之准绳也。――吴兢（唐）《贞观政要•公平》
59. Law is the balance of the country and the standard of the times. - Wu Jing (Tang Dynasty) “Zhenguan Government Essentials • Fairness”

60.法者，所以禁民为非而使其迁善远罪也。――欧阳修（宋）《剑州司理参军董寿可大理寺丞制》
60. Law is used to prohibit people from doing evil and guide them towards goodness and远离crime. - Ouyang Xiu (Song Dynasty) “Sword State Deputy Minister Dong Shou as the Minister of the大理Temple Decree”

61.要使事物合乎正义（公平），须有毫无偏私的权衡；法律恰恰正是这样一个中道的权衡。――亚里士多德（古希腊）《政治学》
61. To ensure justice (fairness) in matters, there must be an impartial weighing; the law is precisely such a balanced measure. - Aristotle (Ancient Greece) “Politics”

62.大海和陆地服从宇宙，而人类生活是受最高法律的命令的管辖。――西塞罗（古希腊）《法律篇》
62. The sea and land obey the universe, and human life is subject to the jurisdiction of the highest law. - Cicero (Ancient Greece) “On the Laws”

63.圣人能生法，不能废法而治国。――管子（战国）《管子•法法》
63. A sage can create laws, but cannot govern a country without abolishing laws. - Guanzi (Warring States) “Guanzi • Law and Method”

64.法律的制定是为了保证每一个人自由发挥自己的才能，而不是为了束缚他的才能。――罗伯斯庇尔（法）《革命法制和审判》
64. The purpose of enacting laws is to ensure that everyone can freely exercise their talents, not to restrict them. - Robespierre (France) “Revolutionary Law and Trial”

65.法律规定的惩罚不是为了私人的利益，而是为了公共的利益；一部分靠有害的强制，一部分靠榜样的效力。――格老秀斯（荷）
65. The punishment stipulated by law is not for personal interests, but for the public interest; partly through harmful coercion and partly through the influence of examples. - Grotius (Netherlands)

66.带来安定的是两种力量：法律和礼貌。――歌德（德）《歌德的格言和感想集》
66. Two forces bring stability: law and politeness. - Goethe (Germany) “Goethe’s Maxims and Reflections”

67.国因法律而昌，法律因人而贵。――日莲（日）《立正安国论》
67. A country prospers because of law, and law is valuable because of people. - Nichiren (Japan) “On Establishing Correct Governance and Ensuring National Stability”

68.小恶不容于乡，大恶不容于国。――苏轼（宋）《策别安万民六》
68. Minor evils are not tolerated in the village, and major evils are not tolerated in the country. - Su Shi (Song Dynasty) “Strategies for Ensuring the Well-being of Ten Thousand People VI”

69.法立于上则俗成于下。――苏辙（宋）《河南府进士策问三首之一》
69. When the law is established at the top, customs will form at the bottom. - Su Zhe (Song Dynasty) “Henan Prefecture Graduates’ Policy Question I”

70.法令者，治之具，而非制治清浊之源也。――司马迁（汉）《史记•酷吏列传》
70. Laws and decrees are tools for governance, not the source of clear or muddy governance. - Sima Qian (Han Dynasty) “Records of the Grand Historian • Biographies of Cruel Officials”

71.凡法始立必有病。――韩愈（唐）《钱重物轻状》
71. At the beginning of the establishment of any law, there must be flaws. - Han Yu (Tang Dynasty) “On the Importance of Money and the Devaluation of Goods”

72.法大行，则是为公是，非为公非。――刘禹锡（唐）《天论上》
72. When the law is widely implemented, it is for the public good, not for the public evil. - Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty) “On Heaven I”

73.法小弛则是非驳。――刘禹锡（唐）《天论上》
73. If the law is slightly relaxed, right and wrong will be confused. - Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty) “On Heaven I”

74.规外求圆，无圆矣；法外求平，无平矣。――宋祁（宋）《宋景文笔记》
74. Seeking a circle outside the circle is impossible; seeking fairness outside the law is impossible. - Song Qi (Song Dynasty) “Song Jingwen’s Notes”

75.法宽则刑者少，刑者少则民为耻矣。――崔敦礼（宋）《刍言》
75. If the law is lenient, there will be fewer punishments, and with fewer punishments, the people will be ashamed. - Cui Dunli (Song Dynasty) “Words of Advice”

76.如果法律是非正义的，它就不能存在。――奥古斯丁（古罗马）《论自由意志》
76. If the law is unjust, it cannot exist. - Augustine of Hippo (Ancient Rome) “On the Free Will”

77.凡是解释越简单的法律，也就是也公正的法律。――托马斯•莫尔（英）《乌托邦》
77. The simpler the interpretation of the law, the more just it is. - Thomas More (England) “Utopia”

78.法律之明了，不尽在其条文之详尽，乃在其用意之明显，而民得其喻也。――霍布斯（英）《利维坦》
78. The clarity of the law is not only in its detailed provisions, but also in its clear intention, which the people can understand. - Hobbes (England) “Leviathan”

79.疏法胜于密心，宽令胜于严主。――吕坤（明）《呻吟语•治道》
79. A loose law is better than a strict heart, and a lenient decree is better than a strict ruler. - Lv Kun (Ming Dynasty) “Groans on Governance”

80.在一个国家中，法律永远是由强者的权力制定的。――柏拉图（古希腊）《法律篇》
80. In a country, the law is always established by the power of the strong. - Plato (Ancient Greece) “On the Laws”

81.法律的制订是为了惩罚人类的凶恶悖谬，所以法律本身必须最为纯洁无垢。――孟德斯鸠（法）《论法的精神》
81. The establishment of laws is to punish the evil and absurdity of human beings, so the laws themselves must be the purest and spotless. - Montesquieu (France) “The Spirit of the Laws”

82.法律决非一成不变的，相反地，正如天空和海洋因风浪而起变化一样，法律也因情况和时运而变化。――黑格尔（德）《法哲学原理》
82. Laws are by no means immutable; on the contrary, just as the sky and the sea change due to wind and waves, laws also change due to circumstances and fortune. - Hegel (Germany) “Philosophy of Law”

83.没有永恒的法律，适用于这一时期的法律决不适用于另一时期，我们只能力求为每种文明提供相应的法律制度。――柯勒（德）《法律概念》
83. There are no eternal laws; laws that apply to one period are not suitable for another, and we can only strive to provide appropriate legal systems for each civilization. - Kehler (Germany) “Concept of Law”

84.法律应该是铁的，像铁锁那样。――高尔基（苏）《我的大学》
84. The law should be as iron, like an iron chain. - Gorky (Soviet Union) “My University”

85.法律必须依靠某种外部手段来使其机器运转，因为法律规则是不会自动执行的。――庞德（美）《通过法律的社会控制法律的任务》
85. The law must rely on some external means to make its machinery function, as legal rules do not enforce themselves. - Pound (USA) “The Task of Law in Social Control”

86.法律的生命不是逻辑而是经验。――霍姆斯（美）《普通法》
86. The life of the law is not logic but experience. - Holmes (USA) “Common Law”

87.法律不负杀人的责任，也就像这责任不应该使枪刀担负一个样。――沈从文
87. The law is not responsible for killing people, just as the responsibility should not be borne by guns and knives. - Shen Congwen

88.法令者，民之命也，为治之本也。――（战国）《商君书•定分》
88. Laws and regulations are the life of the people and the foundation of governance. - (Warring States Period) “Shang Jun Shu • Ding Fen”

89.法律的基本意图是让公民尽可能的幸福。――柏拉图（古希腊）《法律篇》
89. The basic intention of the law is to make citizens as happy as possible. - Plato (Ancient Greece) “On Laws”

90.法律不可能使本质上是道德的或纯洁的行为变为犯罪行为，正如它不能使犯罪行为又变成纯洁的行为一样。――雪莱（英）《人权宣言》
90. The law cannot make actions that are essentially moral or pure become criminal actions, just as it cannot make criminal actions become pure again. - Shelley (UK) “Declaration of Human Rights”

91.车轻道近，则鞭策不用；鞭策之所用，道远任重也。刑罚者，民之鞭策也。――尸佼（战国）《尸子》
91. If the carriage is light and the road is short, then there is no need for whips and spurs; the use of whips and spurs is because the road is long and the task is heavy. Punishments are the whips and spurs of the people. - Shi Jiao (Warring States Period) “Shi Zi”

92.法者，治之端也。――荀况（战国）《荀子•君道》
92. Law is the beginning of governance. - Xun Kuang (Warring States Period) “Xunzi • Jun Dao”

93.法分明，则贤不得夺不肖，强不得侵弱，众不得暴寡。――韩非（战国）《韩非子•守道》
93. When the law is clear, the virtuous cannot rob the wicked, the strong cannot invade the weak, and the many cannot oppress the few. - Han Feizi (Warring States Period) “Han Feizi • Shou Dao”

94.水者火之备，法者止奸之禁也。――桓宽（汉）《盐铁论•申韩》
94. Water is the countermeasure for fire, and law is the prohibition to stop evil deeds. - Huan Kuan (Han Dynasty) “Yan Tie Lun • Shen Han”

95.刑一而正百，杀一而慎万。――桓宽（汉）《盐铁论•疾贪》
95. Punish one and correct a hundred, execute one and be cautious of ten thousand. - Huan Kuan (Han Dynasty) “Yan Tie Lun • Ji Tan”

96.刑罚知其所加，则邪恶知其所畏。――诸葛亮（三国•蜀）《便宜十六策•赏罚》
96. If the punishment knows where to apply, then the wicked will know what to fear. - Zhuge Liang (Three Kingdoms • Shu) “Bian Yi Shi Liu Ce • Shang Fa”

97.石以砥焉，化钝为利；法以砥焉，化愚为智。――刘禹锡（唐）《砥石赋》
97. A stone sharpens a blade, turning dullness into sharpness; the law sharpens the mind, turning foolishness into wisdom. - Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty) “Di Shi Fu”

98.法律的真正目的是诱导那些受法律支配的人求得他们自己的德行。――阿奎那（意）《神学大全》
98. The true purpose of the law is to guide those subject to it to seek their own virtue. - Aquinas (Italy) “Summa Theologica”

99.法律的力量应当跟随着公民，就像影子跟随着身体一样。――贝卡利亚（意）《论犯罪和刑罚》
99. The power of the law should follow the citizen, just as a shadow follows the body. - Beccaria (Italy) “On Crimes and Punishments”

100.假如没有法律他们会更快乐的话，那么法律作为一件无用之物自己就会消灭。――洛克（英）《政府论》
100. If they would be happier without laws, then the law, as a useless thing, would vanish by itself. - Locke (UK) “Two Treatises of Government”