Law Quotes
Law Quotes
These law quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
"The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"Our merchants and master-manufacturers complain much of the bad effects of high wages... They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"The uniform, constant, and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition, the principle from which public and national, as well as private opulence is originally derived, is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another. A profound reflection on morality and society."
-- Adam Smith"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
-- Plato"So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you."
-- B. R. Ambedkar"Rights are protected not by law but by the social and moral conscience of society."
-- B. R. Ambedkar"Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age."
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These law quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
Some of the most celebrated law quotes come from Gautama Buddha, B. R. Ambedkar, Plato, Adam Smith, among many others featured on this page.
Popular law quotes include: "Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law." -- Gautama Buddha Also: "Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age." -- B. R. Ambedkar.
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