• Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Books
  • Authors
  • Blog

Philosophical Dictionary Quotes

That law should never be in contradiction to usage; for, if the usage is good, the law is worth nothing.[Que la loi ne soit jamais en contradiction avec l’usage : car si l’usage est bon , la loi ne vaut rien.]

Source:(ed. DuMont, 1901), Volume VII, Law (Civil and Ecclesiastical), Page 78
Find more on

Themes

Law

Related Quotes

  • Religion is necessary wherever there is a settled society. The laws take care of known crimes; religion watches secret crime.
  • Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display...
  • We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

Related Books

ZadigNauseaThe Myth of SisyphusZorba the GreekManual of the Warrior of LightThe Phenomenology of SpiritBeyond Good and EvilTractatus Logico-PhilosophicusWaldenFear and Trembling
Voltaire (Philosophical Dictionary Quotes)
  • Book: Philosophical Dictionary
  • Writer: Voltaire
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1764
  • More on:
  • About Us
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Contact
© 2013-2026 MagicalQuote
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Books
  • Authors
  • Blog