No fortification is such that it cannot be vanquished by money.
再坚强的堡垒也敌不过金钱的侵蚀。(西塞罗)
Nothing is so popular as goodness is.
没有什么比善更受欢迎。
No command is more authoritative than "living a lawful life".
没有什么命令比“过守法的生活”更具有权威性。
A transaction between two paties shouldn’t operate to the disadvantage
of a third party not in their debt.
两方当事人之间的交易不得对利益无涉的第三方不利。
No one can be forced to incriminate himself.
没有人有义务证明自己有罪。
One who gets the advantage ought to sustain the burden.
享受好处者应承受相应的负担。
The one who affirms, not the one who denies, should provide evidence.
举证责任应由提出主张者、而不是否定(主张)者承担
Law does not compel a man to do what he is impossible to perform.
法律不会强迫一个人去做他不可能做到的事。
Honor is the reward for virtue.
荣誉是美德的报偿。(西塞罗语)
The law comes to the help of the vigilant, not the idle.
法律只帮助警醒的人,而不帮助惫懒的人。
We are not able to stand against the truth.
我们无力反抗真理。
Laws are made to prevent the stronger from having the power to do everything.
法律旨在防止强势者为所欲为。
If there is no ambiguity in the words, then no exposition contrary to the expressed words is to be made.
如果语句中并无模棱两可之处,则不能做出与该语句的明显含义相悖的解释。
The agreement of the parties overrides the law.
契约胜法律。
An evidence of debt found in possession of the debor is presumed to be paid.
债务证书在债务人之手中时,推定该债务已清偿。
The reason of the law is the soul of the law.
法理乃法律之精神。
The safety of the people is the supreme law.
人民之安宁乃最高之法律
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