In a democratic country, the law is the king; in an autocratic country, the king is the law. This is Marx’s famous saying about law. Do you also know what other famous sayings about law by the ancients? What I bring to you below is the content of the ancient sayings about the law. I hope you like it!
The ancient sayings about the law (classic version)
1) The law is small and it is right and wrong. barge. ——Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty) "Tian Lun Shang"
2) If you seek circle outside the rules, there will be no roundness; if you seek peace outside the law, there will be no peace. ——Song Qi (Song Dynasty) "Song Jingwen Notes"
3) If the law is lenient, the number of people punished will be small, and if the number of people punished is small, the people will be ashamed. ——Cui Dunli (Song Dynasty), "A Brief Statement"
4) The real purpose of the law is to induce those who are governed by the law to seek their own virtue. ——Aquinas (Italian) "Summa Theologiae"
5) Law is the principle of governance. - Xun Kuang (Warring States Period) "Xunzi? King's Way"
6) If the law is clear, the virtuous will not be taken away from the unworthy, the strong will not invade the weak, and the masses will not oppress the few. ——Han Fei (Warring States Period) "Han Feizi? Shou Dao"
7) Water is the preparation for fire, and the law is the prohibition against adultery. ——Huan Kuan (Han) "On Salt and Iron? Shen Han"
8) Punishing the deceased is a heinous crime. ?Ouyang Xiu's "On the Indulgence of Evil"
9) Don't avoid ministers when punishing people who have done something wrong, and don't spare people when they reward good people. ?"Han Feizi? Youdu"
10) The constitutional system must follow the law. ?"Guan Zi? Wu Fa"
11) The sky net is vast, sparse but not lost. ?"Laozi"
12) There is no punishment in a peaceful world. ?Kang Youwei
13) Therefore, those who can conquer the world must use the method clearly. ?Zhuge Liang's "On Killing Ma Su"
14) Although he has a clever eye and a sharp hand, he is not as good as a square and round person with clumsy rules. Therefore, clever people can create rules, but they cannot abolish them
15) Private affairs are carried out but public laws are destroyed. ?"Guanzi? Eight Views"
16) Private affairs prevail but public laws are destroyed. "Guanzi? Eight Views"
17) The one who controls all things by observing one is the law. ?"Xi Guanzi? Duyi"
18) If you abide by the law and serve as an official, you will have a safe life; if you abide by the law, you will be clean and honest; if you abide by the law, you will be sensible and clear-minded; if you abide by the law and get rich, you will have a solid foundation. ?Tian Sang
19) All laws are equal and there is no superiority or inferiority. ?Shi Xiangzai's "Chinese Proverbs"
20) Establish rituals according to the time. "Guanzi? National Disaster"
Ancient sayings about law (latest edition)
1) The sage governs the country by observing customs and making laws. ?"Shang Jun Shu? Calculation of the Land"
2) The legislation of the saints is based on the publicity of the world. ?Chen Liang
3) If a saint is French, he must go against the world and obey morality. ?"Han Feizi? Rape and kill his ministers"
4) The sage legislates to guide the people's hearts, and everyone makes it natural. So that the living will have no virtue and the dead will have no resentment. ?"Wenzi·Natural"
5) The key to saving punishment is to prohibit literary skill. ?"Guanzi·Herdsman"
6) The suspicion of crime should be light, and the suspicion of merit should be serious. Rather than killing innocent people, it is better to lose them. ?"Shang Shu? Dayu Mo"
7) The ban is inappropriate, but it is accepted by the central government. ?"Silk Book from Mawangdui Han Tomb? Kingdom"
8) Don't avoid those who love you when you punish evil, and don't avoid your hatred when doing good. ?"Book of Han"
9) The noble will not be spared in punishment, and the humble will not be spared in reward. If you act without selfishness, you will not be punished. ?"Yanzi Chunqiu? Internal Chapter"
10) Those who govern a country must attach great importance to obeying the law. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
11) If a country is governed without its own laws, it will be chaotic; if it abides by the laws but does not change, it will lead to decline. ?"Ouyang Xun of the Tang Dynasty? Art and Literature Collection"
12) Failure to govern the country will lead to chaos; abiding by the law without changing will lead to rebellion; rebellion and chaos will not govern the country. "Lu Shi's Spring and Autumn Annals? Shen Dalan? Cha Jin"
13) If you govern a large country and make numerous changes, the people will suffer. ?"Han Feizi? Jie Lao"
14) Control the situation before there is chaos, and protect the country before it is in danger. ?"Shang Shu"
15) Law enforcement is like a mountain, and guarding oneself is like jade. ?Jin Ying's "Motto Lianbi? Engaging in Politics"
16) The former king used clear punishments and edicts. ?"Yi Zhuan? Xiang Zhuan? Eat"
17) Don't be guilty if you are happy, and don't kill innocent people if you are angry. ?Zhuge Liang's "Sixteen Cheap Strategies? Joy and Anger"
18) The law is the order of the world. Therefore, it is necessary to resolve doubts and know right from wrong, and it is also the order of the county by the people. ——Guanzi (Warring States Period) "Guanzi? Forbidden Tibetan"
19) The Law Master, so the divisions are settled and disputes stopped. ——Guanzi (Warring States Period) "Guanzi? Seven Ministers and Seven Lords"
20) The true meaning of law is that there is no absolute freedom, let alone absolute equality. ?The famous Chinese jurist Guo Daohui
Ancient sayings about law (popular version)
1) Take Tao as the norm and law as the foundation. ?"Han Feizi? Pretending to be evil"
2) There is no better way to govern a people than to follow the law. ?"Han Feizi? Youdu"
3) Yang is virtue, and yin is punishment. Punishment is responsible for killing, while virtue is responsible for life. ?Dong Zhongshu
4) The stone can be sharpened to turn dullness into sharpness; the method can be sharpened to turn stupidity into wisdom.
——Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty) "Ode to Grinding Stones"
5) Small evils will not be tolerated in the country, and big evils will not be tolerated in the country. ——Su Shi (Song Dynasty) "Cebie An Wan Min Liu"
6) Five-power constitution. ?Sun Yat-sen
7) Only follow the rule of three feet to rope people from all over the world. ?Tang Dynasty? Wu Jing's "Zhenguan Politicians"
8) Those who are superior to others interpret the law and act privately, while those who are ministers support private interests and serve the public good. ?"Guan Zi? The Lord and His Ministers"
9) For the law, it must be made clear and easy to understand. ?"The Book of Shang Jun"
10) If the prince breaks the law, the common people are equally guilty. ?Xia Jingqu's "The Words of a Wild Old Man"
11) In the government of a king, do not rush to thieves. ?Li Kui (kui)
12) Being kind is not enough for government, and being law-abiding is not enough for oneself. ?Mencius
13) There are principles but no fixed laws in the world. ?Wang Fuzhi (late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty)
14) Those who work in the world cannot be ungrateful. There is no one who can accomplish things without righteousness. "Mozi? Legal Instruments"
15) Those who know that they are officials follow the law to benefit the people, but those who do not know that they are officials bend the law and harm the people. (Han Liu An's "Shuo Yuan Zhengli")
16) Words are like arrows, and law enforcement is like a mountain. ?Li Luyuan's "Qilu Deng"
17) Those who do not follow the law will not listen; those who do not follow the law will not be noble; those who do things that do not follow the law will not act. ?"Shang Jun Shu? Jun and his ministers"
18) The sea and land obey the universe, and human life is governed by the orders of the supreme law. ——Cicero (Ancient Greece) "Laws"
19) A sage can create laws, but cannot abolish laws and govern a country. ——Guanzi (Warring States Period) "Guanzi? Fafa"
20) Laws and regulations are tools of governance, not the source of turbidity.
——Sima Qian (Han) "Historical Records? Biographies of Cruel Officials"
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