Good men must not obey the laws too well.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

好人不能太遵守法律。

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In rowing, you're always striving for that perfect stroke, that repetition, each one being as good as the last. Same thing with cooking. You can't say, 'Oh, I don't feel well, so I'm going to put out a crappy plate.'

在划船中,你总是在为完美的划水而努力,不断重复,每一次都和最后一次一样好。烹饪也是一样。你不能说,‘哦,我不舒服,所以我要拿出一个烂盘子。’

The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially moral choices are to be invalidated under the due process clause, the courts will be very busy indeed.

法律总是建立在道德观念的基础上,如果所有代表道德选择的法律都要根据正当程序条款被废除,法庭将会非常忙碌。

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense.

人类可以改变他们的气候,但不能改变他们的本性。一个出去当傻瓜的人,既不能骑马,也不能航海,使自己进入常识。

No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.

没有任何成文的法律比民意支持的不成文习俗更具约束力。

Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; And yet words are not deeds.

说不做。说得好是一种善行;然而,言语并不是行动。

All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.

一切都会好的,一切都会好的,一切都会好的。

Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.

恐惧不是责任的良师。

Men must know their limitations.

男人必须知道自己的局限性。