If our laws are only the sprouts of natural laws, they are undoubtedly good laws. Such laws can suppress evil and promote good. Since ancient times, there have been many ancient poems and famous sayings related to the law, warning people to respect the law and abide by the law. The following is what I have shared with you. I hope you like it!

1 The establishment of good and the prevention of evil is called ritual, and the establishment of prohibitions is called law. ——Fu Xuanjin's "Fu Zi·Fa Xing"

2 Law is the balance of the country and the criterion of time. ——Wu Jingtang's "Zhenguan Politicians·Fairness"

3 The law is the law, so it prohibits people from doing wrong and makes them do good and avoid crime. ——Ouyang Xiu Song "Jianzhou Manager Joined the Army Dong Shouke Dali Temple Chengzhi"

4 To make things consistent with justice and fairness, there must be an unbiased balance; the law is exactly such a mean trade off. ——Aristotle, Ancient Greek "Politics"

5 Government orders must be implemented, and constitutional prohibitions must be obeyed. A crooked tree is evil to a straight rope, heavy punishment is evil to prove. ——Wang Fu's "Qian Fu Lun·Performance Appraisal"

6 There is a way to govern people, but there is no way to govern them. ——Xunzi

7. If you are in trouble, do not take refuge; if you are guilty, do not avoid punishment. ——"Guoyu·Jinyu 7"

8. Punish one person and make a hundred people right, kill one person and guard against ten thousand people. ——Huan Kuanhan's "Salt and Iron Theory: Disease and Greed"

9 If the punishment is known to be imposed, the evil will know what it fears. ——Zhuge Liang's "Sixteen Cheaper Strategies of Rewards and Punishments" in The Three Kingdoms of Shu

10 There is no great fault in forgiveness, and no small punishment in punishment. ——"Shang Shu·Dayu Mo"

11. Doing private things while having the law is called illegality. ——Shen Dao

12. There is a law but not following the law. Although the law is good, it is not equal. ——Shen Jiaben

13. Those who have the rule of law should not cheat by chance; those who are called balances should not be deceived by the weight; those who have the number of tens of feet should not be cheated by the length. ——"Guanzi·Mingfa"

14. If you want to blame your sins on future generations, it is not true. ——Ouyang Xiu's "Interpretation of Wei and Liang"

15 Those whose words and deeds are inconsistent with the law must be banned. ——"Han Feizi: Decorating Evil"

16. A wise king practices the law and cultivates the system, and the ancestors will obey him. "Guanzi·Fafa"

17. Use rewards to value trust, and use punishment to value integrity. ——"Guiguzi·Fuyan"

18. Know the most detailed method to the world, so that the world knows what to avoid. Su Shi

19. Take Tao as the constant and the law as the basis. ——"Han Feizi·Acting as Evil"

20. The rule of a people is nothing like the law. ——"Han Feizi·Youdu"

Famous verses about law

1 A stone can be sharpened to turn dullness into profit; a law can be sharpened to turn stupidity into wisdom. ——Liu Yuxitang's "Ode to Grinding Stones"

2 Small evils cannot be tolerated in the country, and big evils cannot be tolerated in the country. ——Su Shi, Song Dynasty, "Cebie An Wan Min Liu"

3 Five-power constitution. ——Sun Yat-sen

4 Only by adhering to the rule of three feet can we rope people from all over the world. ——Wu Jing of the Tang Dynasty, "Zhenguan Politicians"

5. Those who are superior to others interpret the law and act privately, while those who are subordinates support private interests and think of public affairs. ——"Guanzi·Junchenshang"

6 For the law, it must be made clear and easy to understand. ——"The Book of Shang Jun"

7. When a prince breaks the law, the common people are equally guilty. ——Xia Jingqu's "The Words of a Wild Old Man"

8 In the government of a king, don't rush into thieves. ——Li Kui Kui

9. Being kind is not enough to govern, and being law-abiding is not enough to act on your own. ——Mencius

10 There are theorems but no fixed laws in the world. ——Wang Fuzhi, late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty

11 Those who work in the world must not be ungrateful, and there is no one who can accomplish things without righteousness. "Mozi Fa Yi"

12. 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. "Shuo Yuan·Politics" by Liu An of the Han Dynasty

13 Words are like arrows, and law enforcement is like a mountain. ——Li Luyuan's "Qilu Deng"

14. Those who do not follow the law do not listen; those who do not follow the law do not act well; those who do things that do not follow the law do not act. ——"Shang Jun Shu·Jun Chen"

15 The sea and land obey the universe, while human life is governed by the orders of the supreme law. ——Cicero, Ancient Greek "Laws"

16 Sages can create laws, but cannot abolish laws and govern the country. ——"Guanzi·Fafa" by Guanzi and the Warring States Period

17 Laws and regulations are tools of governance, not the source of turbidity. ——Sima Qianhan's "Historical Records·Biographies of Cruel Officials"

18 Every law must be ill when it is first established. ——Han Yutang's "Money is more important than things and things are more important than status"

19. The rule of law is to do what is right for the public and what is not for the public and what is wrong. ——Liu Yuxitang's "On Heaven"

20 A small relaxation of the law means right and wrong. ——Liu Yuxitang's "Tianlun Shang"

Ancient famous sayings related to law

1. 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's Warring States Period "Han Feizi·Shou Dao"

2 Water is the preparation for fire, and the law is the prohibition against adultery.

——Huan Kuanhan's "Salt and Iron Theory·Shen Han"

3. Punishing the deceased is a heinous crime. ——Ouyang Xiu's "The Theory of Indulgence of Evil"

4. Don't avoid ministers when punishing people who have done something wrong, and don't avoid ordinary people when rewarding good deeds. ——"Han Feizi·Youdu"

5 The constitutional system must follow the law. ——"Guanzi·Wu Fa"

6 The sky net is vast, sparse but not lost. ——"Laozi"

7 In a time of peace, there will be no punishment. ——Kang Youwei

8 Therefore, those who can conquer the world must use the method clearly. ——Zhuge Liang's "On Beheading Ma Su"

9 Although there are clever eyes and sharp hands, they are not as good as the square and round shapes with clumsy rules. Therefore, clever people can create rules, but they cannot abolish them.

10. Private affairs are carried out but public laws are destroyed. ——"Guanzi·Eight Views"

11 Private affairs are established but public laws are destroyed. "Guanzi·Eight Views"

12. The one who keeps one and controls all things is the law. ——"Xi Guanzi·Du Yi"

13. If you abide by the law and serve as an official, your life will be safe; if you abide by the law, you will be clean and honest; if you abide by the law, you will be reasonable and clear-minded; if you abide by the law and get rich, you will have a solid foundation. ——Tian Sang

14 The laws are equal and there is no superiority or inferiority. ——Shi Xiangzai's "Chinese Proverbs"

15. Establish a ritual according to the time. "Guanzi National Disaster"

16 The matter is decided by the law. ——Deng Xi

17 The stone can be sharpened to turn dullness into profit; the law can be sharpened to turn stupidity into wisdom. ——Liu Yuxi's "Ode to Grinding Stones"

18 The sage governs the country by observing customs and making laws. ——"Book of Shang Jun: Calculating the Land"

19 The legislation of the saints is based on the publicity of the world. ——Chen Liang

20 Those who are French saints must go against the world and obey morality.

——"Han Feizi: Rape and Regicide"