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Louis Philippe: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

La loi permet souvent ce que défend l'honneur. The law often allows what honor forbids.— SAURIN — Spartacus. III. 3.

Le bruit des armes l'empeschoit d'entendre la voix des lois. The clatter of arms drowns the voice of the law.— MONTAIGNE — Essais. III. I.

Es erben sich Gesetz und Rechte Wie eine ew'ge Krankheit fort. All rights and laws are still transmitted, Like an eternal sickness to the race. IN.— GOETHE — Faust. I. 4. 449.

Ove son leggi, Tremar non dee chi leggi non infranse. Where there are laws, he who has not broken them need not tremble.— ALFIERI — Virginia. II. 1.

Perchè, così come i buoni costumi, per mantenersi, hanno bisogno delli leggi; così le leggi per osservarsi, hanno bisogno de' buoni costumi. For as laws are necessary that good manners may be preserved, so there is need of good manners that laws may be maintained.— MACHIAVELLI — Dei Discorsi. I. 18.

Aus Mässigkeit entspringt ein reines Glück. True happiness springs from moderation.— GOETHE — Die Natürliche Tochter. II.