Law is order, and good law is good order.
法律即秩序,好的法律形成良好的秩序。
Law is the crystalization of the habit and thought of society.
法律是社会习俗和思想的结晶。
Law is the science of what is good and just.
法乃善良公平之道。
Law is law, just or not.
无论正义与否,法律就是法律。
Law is mind without reason.
法律是无由的理念。
Law must be stable and it cannot stand still.
法律必须保持稳定但却不能一成不变。
Law that is deficient is better than law that is uncertain.
有瑕疵的法律胜于不确定的法律。
Laws are made to prevent the stronger from having the power to do everything.
法律旨在防止强者滥用权力为所欲为。
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
法律过于温和难于遵守;过于严酷则难于执行。
No crime without law making it so; no penalty without law making it so.
法无明文规定者不为罪,法无明文规定者不处罚。
No one is above the law.
任何人不能凌驾于法律之上。
One with the law is a majority.
谁拥有法律,谁就是大多数。
Scarcely any law can be made which is beneficial to all; but if it benefits the majority it is useful.
法律难顾及全民,与大众有利已足。
Substantial law defines rights, and procedural law establishes the procedures by which rights are protected and enforced.
实体法界定权利,程序法则制定保护和实施权利的秩序。
The definition of law depends on how we look at its purposes or functions.
法律的定义取决于我们如何看它的目的或功能。