Law is a bottomless pit.

Law is a bottomless pit.

How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in read more

How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in the streets, sleeping under bridges, and stealing bread!

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to
this word, it is because there read more

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to
this word, it is because there is no light in them.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.

The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state.

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui read more

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his
having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument,
"What end or object could the party have had in the act with
which he is accused."

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

All this is but a web of the wit; it can work nothing.

The law is above the law, you know.

The law is above the law, you know.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.