1. Dharma is the ritual of the world. ——Guanzi
2. Law is the balance of the country and the criterion of time. ——Wu Jing
3. If the laws are enforced, the country will be governed; if the laws are relaxed, the country will be in chaos. ——"Qian Fu Lun. Shu Amnesty"
4. The one who keeps one and controls all things is the law. ——Guanzi
5. Officials do not have personal relationships, and the law does not abandon love. ——"Shenzi. Monarchs and Ministers"
6. If you govern a big country and make numerous changes, the people will suffer. ——Han Feizi
7. The law prohibits people from doing wrong and makes them do good and avoid crime. ——Ouyang Xiu
8. The purpose of laws is to guide the people, and the purpose of punishment is to prohibit adultery. ——Sima Qian
9. If a country is governed without its own rules, it will lead to chaos. ——Ouyang Xun
10. The country prospers because of the law, and the law is valuable because of the people. ——Nichiren
11. Those who enact laws suppress violence and support the weak, hoping that they will be difficult to violate and easy to avoid. ——Ban Gu
12. The lawman, therefore, settles the points and ends the dispute. ——Guanzi
13. The police are servants of the court. ——British and American French Proverb
14. Relief comes before rights. Without relief, there is no right. ——Anglo-American French Proverb
15. Where evidence is provided, the case is lost. ——Ancient Roman legal proverb
16. Establishing good and guarding against evil is called etiquette, and prohibiting what is not done is called law.
——Fu Xuan