1. 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》

1. Law must rely on some external means to make its machinery run, because legal rules will not be executed automatically. -- Pound (USA), "The Task of Law in Social Control Through Law"

2. 圣人能生法，不能废法而治国。――管子（战国）《管子·法法》

2. The sage can create laws, but cannot abandon laws to govern a country. -- Guanzi (Warring States period) from "Guanzi · Fa Fa"

3. 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》

3. Law is always confronted with the feelings and prejudices of the legislators. -- Montesquieu (French) "On the Spirit of the Laws"

4. 凡法始立必有病。――韩愈（唐）《钱重物轻状》

4. Whenever a law is established, there will inevitably be problems with it. —— Han Yu (Tang Dynasty) "On the Situation of Heavy Currency and Light Goods"

5. 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

5. The better a law is in assuming that its recipients will act wickedly, the better it is itself. — Radbruch

6. 你所说的话不一定正确，但我誓死捍卫你说话的权利。——伏尔泰

6. The words you speak may not be correct, but I will defend to the death your right to speak them. — Voltaire

7. 法，国之权衡也，时之准绳也。――吴兢（唐）《贞观政要·公平》

7. Law is the balance of the state, the standard of the times. - Wu Jing (Tang Dynasty) "Zhen Guan Zheng Yao · Fairness"

8. 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

8. Because law can safeguard good conduct, good conduct is also needed to uphold the law. - Machiavelli

9. 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》

9. In every state of human condition subject to the dominion of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. - Locke (English) "Two Treatises of Government"

10. 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

10. Law provides protection against tyranny, giving people a sense of security and reliability, and preventing them from being lost in an ominous darkness in the future. - Bruno

11. 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

11. The fundamental principles of law are: be honest, do not harm others, and give to each person what he deserves. - Justinian

12. 法令者，所以抑暴扶弱，欲其难犯而易避也。——班固

12. Laws are meant to suppress violence and support the weak, so that they are difficult to violate and easy to avoid. — Ban Gu

13. 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

13. The law does not bear the responsibility for murder, just as this responsibility should not be attributed to guns and knives. -- Shen Congwen

14. 弱者比强者更能得到法律的保护。——威·厄尔

14. The weak are more protected by law than the strong. - Will Earle

15. 5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》

15. 5 The establishment of laws is to ensure that everyone can freely give full play to their talents, not to bind their talents. - Robespierre (French) "Revolutionary Legal System and Justice"

16. 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?>

16. The true purpose of law is to induce those subject to it to seek their own virtue. — Aquinas.

17. 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

17. Law provides protection against despotism, giving people a sense of security and reliability, and preventing them from being engulfed in an ominous darkness in the future. ——Bruner

18. 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。——霍姆斯

18. The purpose of legal research is a prediction, namely, a prediction of the impact of the instrumental activities of public power through the courts. — Holmes

19. 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》

19. The sea and the land are subject to the universe, while human life is governed by the commandments of the highest law. -- Cicero (Ancient Greece), "On the Laws"

20. 国因法律而昌，法律因人而贵。——日莲

20. A nation flourishes because of its laws, and laws are esteemed because of people. — Nichiren

21. 规外求圆，无圆矣；法外求平，无平矣。――宋祁

21. Seeking a circle outside the rules leads to no circle; seeking flatness outside the methods leads to no flatness. -- Song Qi

22. 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》

22. The validity of the law depends on the affection and respect it elicits, and this affection and respect are contingent on the inner feeling that the law is just and reasonable. -- Robespierre (French), "Revolutionary Jurisprudence and Justice"

23. 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1905—1907年俄国第一次革命中的土地纲领》

23. What is law? Law is the manifestation of the will of the class that has achieved victory and seized the state power. – Lenin (USSR), "The Land Program of the Social Democratic Party in the First Russian Revolution of 1905-1907"

24. 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

24. The sea and the land submit to the cosmos, while human life is governed by the commandments of the highest law. -- Ciceron

25. 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

25. Freedom is a lifestyle that must have its own authority, discipline, and constraints. - Lippmann

26. 4没有任何东西比人类的爱更富有智慧更复杂。它是花丛中最娇嫩的而又最质朴最美丽和最平凡的花朵，这个花丛的名字叫道德。——苏霍姆林斯基

26. 4 There is nothing more wise and complex than human love. It is the most delicate yet the most simple, beautiful, and ordinary flower in the midst of the flowerbed, and the name of this flowerbed is morality. – Sukhomlinsky

27. 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》

27. In a nation, laws are always formulated by the power of the strong. -- Plato (Ancient Greece), "The Laws"

28. 习惯法非但不比法令灵活，非但不必法令更容易适应新的条件，而且相反，它更趋向于抱残守缺、因循守旧、难以变化。

28. Not only does customary law not possess flexibility compared to statutes, but it also does not adapt to new conditions more easily than statutes; on the contrary, it tends to cling to outdated traditions, adhere to old ways, and is difficult to change.

29. 石以砥焉，化钝为利；法以砥焉，化愚为智。――刘禹锡（唐）《砥石赋》

29. Stones are honed to become sharp; laws are honed to transform the foolish into the wise. -- Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty) in his "In Praise of Whetstones"

30. 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》

30. The entire history is a struggle for interests, and law is the authoritative manifestation of those interests that have gained the upper hand. -- Loria (Italian) "On Historical Materialism"

31. 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

31. A reasonable person is more free living in a general legal system than in unbridled solitude. — Spinoza

32. 6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)

32. 6 The punishment prescribed by law is not for the sake of private interests, but for the public good; part of it depends on harmful coercion, and part on the power of example. - Grotius (Dutch)

33. 13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》

33. The establishment of laws is for the punishment of the wicked and perverse nature of man, therefore, the law itself must be the most pure and unblemished. -- Montesquieu (French) "The Spirit of the Laws"

34. 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》

34. The simpler the law is to interpret, the more just it is. – Thomas More (English) "Utopia"

35. 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

35. Legal interpreters all hope to find the answers to their era's issues within the law. ——Larenz

36. 法立于上则俗成于下。――苏辙（宋）《河南府进士策问三首之一》

36. When laws are established at the top, customs are formed at the bottom. -- Su She (Song Dynasty), "Three Strategies Questions for the Jinshi Examination in Henan Prefecture, Poem One"

37. 有两种和平的**，那就是法律和礼节。——歌德

37. There are two kinds of peace, namely law and etiquette. - Goethe

38. 3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》

38. The force of the law should follow the citizen, just as the shadow follows the body. -- Beccaria (Italian) "On Crimes and Punishments"

39. 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》

39. By the term "human law," I mean a way of living that ensures the safety of both life and the state. - Spinoza (Dutch), "Theological-Political Treatise"

40. 规外求圆，无圆矣；法外求平，无平矣。――宋祁（宋）《宋景文笔记》

40. Seeking the round outside the rules results in no roundness; seeking the flat outside the methods results in no flatness. -- Song Qi (Song) "Notes of Song Jingwen"

41. 法小弛则是非驳。――刘禹锡

41. "Fǎ xiǎo chí shì fēi bó." - Liu Yuxi

42. 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》

42. The power of the law should follow the citizen, just as the shadow follows the body. - Beccaria (Italian) "On Crimes and Punishments"

43. 法律就是秩序，有好的法律才有好的秩序。——亚里士多德

43. Law is order, and good order comes from good laws.—Aristotle

44. 法律源于人的自卫本能。——英格索尔

44. Law originates from the human instinct of self-defense. - Ingalls

45. 付给律师的费用不应据其在法庭上陈述时间的长短，而应据其辩护质量的优劣。

45. The fee paid to the lawyer should not be based on the length of time they speak in court, but rather on the quality of their defense.

46. 法律只不过是我们意志的记录。——卢梭

46. Law is merely the record of our will. — Rousseau

47. 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

47. Law is a continuously evolving practice, though it may fail due to its defects, even completely fail, but it is by no means a ridiculous joke. — Dworkin

48. 人与人是不相同的，人们不能将法律面前人人平等理解成平等就是一视同仁、人人相等。

48. People are different from one another, and it cannot be understood that equality before the law means treating everyone equally and as equals.

49. 一切法律都是无用的，因为好人用不着它们，而坏人又不会因为它们而变得规矩起来。——德谟耶克斯

49. All laws are useless, because good people do not need them, and bad people will not become orderly because of them. - Democritus

50. 法者，治之端也。――荀况（战国）《荀子·君道》

50. Law is the beginning of governance. -- Xun Kuang (Warring States period), "Xunzi: The Way of the Ruler"

51. 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

51. The more a law assumes evil as a premise in its recipient, the better it is itself. — Radbruch

52. 在民法慈母般的眼神中，每个人就是整个国家。——孟德斯鸠

52. In the benevolent gaze of civil law, each individual is the entire nation. — Montesquieu

53. 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

53. Law is the ultimate achievement made by human wisdom following human experience for the common good. —— Johnson

54. 水者火之备，法者止奸之禁也。――桓宽（汉）《盐铁论·申韩》

54. Water is a preparation for fire, and law is a prohibition against evil. -- Huan Kuan (Han Dynasty) "On Salt and Iron" (Shen Han)

55. 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

55. Whosoever makes laws for others must apply the same laws to himself。——Aquinas

56. 法律是为了保护无辜而制定的。——爱略特

56. The law is made for the protection of the innocent. - Eliot

57. 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

57. The Constitution is an endless, flowing discourse in which generations of a nation engage in dialogue. - Lauren Chebe

58. 自由就是做法律许可范围内的事情的权利。——西塞罗

58. Freedom is the right to do what the law allows. — Ciceron

59. 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》

59. The true purpose of law is to induce those subject to it to seek their own virtue. - Aquinas (Italian) Summa Theologica

60. 法者，所以禁民为非而使其迁善远罪也。——欧阳修

60. The law is a means to prohibit the people from doing wrong and to lead them to reform and stay away from crimes. — Ouyang Xiu

61. 人类对于不公正的行为加以指责，并非因为他们愿意做出这种行为，而是惟恐自己会成为这种行为的牺牲者。——柏拉图

61. People criticize unjust behavior not because they are willing to engage in such behavior themselves, but because they fear becoming victims of it. — Plato

62. 14如果道德败坏了，趣味也必然会堕落。——狄德罗

62. If morality is corrupted, taste will necessarily degrade as well. — Diderot

63. 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

63. The indifferent attitude of the people towards rights and justice is a bad omen for the law. — Pound

64. 8美德与过恶，道德上的善与恶，都是对社会有利或有害的行为;在任何地点，在任何时代，为公益作出最大牺牲的人，都是人们称为最道德的人。——伏尔泰

64. The eight virtues and vices, the good and evil in morality, are all actions that are beneficial or harmful to society; at any place and any time, the person who makes the greatest sacrifice for the public welfare is the one who is called the most moral person. - Voltaire

65. 2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

65.2 Law is a practice that is constantly being perfected, although it may fail due to its defects, even completely fail, but it is by no means a ridiculous joke. — Dworkin

66. 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》

66. Law is a set of authoritative guidelines or foundations for judgment. – Pound (USA) "The Tasks of Law in Social Control Through Law"

67. 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

67. The punishment prescribed by law is not for the benefit of individuals, but for the public good; part of it depends on harmful coercion, and part on the efficacy of example. - Grotius

68. 一个判例造出另一个判例，它们迅速累聚，进而变成法律。——朱尼厄斯

68. One precedent creates another, and they accumulate quickly, thereby becoming law. - Junius

69. 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

69. The explanation of law is the beginning of juridical science and its foundation, it is a scientific work, yet also an art. — Savigny

70. 律者，所以定分止争也。――管子（战国）《管子·七臣七主》

70. The law is used to determine divisions and resolve disputes. ——Guanzi (Warring States period) from "Guanzi: The Seven Ministers and the Seven Rulers"

71. 法律是社会习俗和思想的结晶。——威尔逊

71. Law is the crystallization of social customs and ideas. - Wilson

72. 12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》

72. In a country, laws are always established by the power of the strong. – Plato (Ancient Greece), "Laws"