Classical Chinese has unique language forms and rich cultural connotations. What legal quotes have you read in classical Chinese? What I share with you below are legal quotes from classical Chinese. I hope you like them!
Legal quotes from classical Chinese (classics)
1) The way of man lies in the legal system, and it is used in right and wrong. .
2) It is unrealistic to think that one’s sins will be blamed on future generations.
3) The law is used to achieve success and fear violence, the law is used to determine the outcome and stop disputes, and the order is used to make people aware of things.
4) The law is established at the top and the teaching is spread to the bottom.
5) If you try to govern a big country by making changes, the people will suffer.
6) Words are like arrows, and law enforcement is like mountains.
7) The constitutional system must follow the law.
8) If the law is established without considering the sentiments of the people, it will not be powerful.
9) Be careful: if there is a balance, don’t cheat; if there is a measure, don’t cheat; if there is a law, don’t cheat.
10) The law is clear, but it is used in the most secret way, so that the whole world knows the law.
11) The law is the reason why the people at the top make the people below.
12) Take the Tao as the norm and the Dharma as the basis.
13) When the husband makes a decree, it is to abolish private affairs. The decree is carried out but the private way is abolished.
14) Those who are good at making laws are like the craftsmen who use the tools; those who are not good at making the laws are like the potters who use the shapes.
15) There is neither permanent rule nor constant chaos in a country. If the laws are in place, the country will be governed; if the laws are in place, the country will be in chaos.
16) Those who regulate by law are the best in government, and those who regulate by law must not be chaotic.
17) Before the etiquette and prohibition are implemented, the law is given after.
18) Those who govern a country must put observance of the law first.
19) If you are in trouble, do not take refuge; if you are guilty, do not avoid punishment.
20) The law is not noble, and the rope is not twisted.
Legal Quotations in Classical Chinese (Selected Chapters)
1) The law is the one who settles disputes and settles disputes.
2) The law is the ritual.
3) Dharma is the program of the world and the instrument of all things.
4) To practice the law, we must make it clear and easy to understand.
5) If his body is upright, he will do it if he is not told; if his body is not upright, he will not follow his orders.
6) It is not advisable to be partial and use different methods internally and externally.
7) 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.
8) The law of public relations does not include relatives.
9) Establishing a constitution is beneficial to the country, the monarch, and the people.
10) A saint who is French must go against the world and obey morality.
11) Legislating prohibitions without punishment means that orders will not be implemented.
12) Whatever is feasible must be adhered to, and any shortcomings must be eliminated.
13) According to the facts of good and evil, we should judge right and wrong and avoid doubts.
14) Only by adhering to the law of three feet can we rope people from all over the world.
15) Man follows the earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature.
16) A stone can be sharpened to turn dullness into sharpness; a law can be sharpened to turn stupidity into wisdom.
17) Law enforcement is like a mountain, and guarding oneself is like jade.
18) Therefore, if a country is governed without its own laws, it will be chaotic; if it is governed by laws but does not change, it will decline.
19) The law comes from etiquette and authority.
20) Don’t speak out if it’s illegal, and don’t do it if it’s not the right way.
Legal Quotes in Classical Chinese (Popular)
1) If it is straight, it must be measured by the yardstick.
2) Once the laws are implemented and disciplines are correct, there will be no country that cannot be governed and no people that cannot be reformed.
3) Government orders must be implemented and constitutional prohibitions must be followed. A crooked tree is evil to a straight rope, heavy punishment is evil to prove.
4) Do not fake public laws to avenge private interests, and do not fake public laws to avenge private virtues.
5) A gentleman should respect his authority and order. If orders are not carried out, then there is no ruler, so the wise ruler should be careful with his orders.
6) Use rewards to value trust, and use punishment to value integrity.
7) Don’t be shy about being strong when punishing, and don’t be intimate about rewards.
8) The suspicion of crime is only light, and the suspicion of merit is serious. Rather than killing innocent people, it is better to lose them.
9) When applying the law to others, even if it is small, it must be done with caution. Orders are not given in vain, rewards and punishments are not excessive.
10) If the officials are bad, there will be laws but they will not abide by them; if the laws are not good, there will be money but no rules.
11) If there is a rule of law, do not cheat it by chance; if it is called a balance, do not cheat it; if it is a number of ten feet, do not make it short or long.
12) Those who love many will not establish the law, and those who fear the few will invade from below.
13) If the law is established above, it will be achieved below. Su Che
14) Legislating prohibitions but not punishing them means that orders will not be implemented. Su Che
15) The legislation of the saints is based on the publicity of the world. Song, Chen Liang
16) Those who govern a country must put observance of the law first. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
17) The law is neither ancient nor modern, but it is suitable for the time and the people. Zhang Juzheng
18) Those who are good at making laws are like the craftsmen using the squares, and those who are not good at making the laws are like the potters using the shapes. (Ming Dynasty, Zhuang Yuanchen)
19) Establishing a constitution is beneficial to the country, the monarch, and the people. Qing Dynasty, Zheng Guanying
20) Legislation is the first key point in politics, and all those who care about the prosperity and decline of the country are here. Qing Dynasty and Liang Qichao's "Ice Drinking Room Collection"
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