外国法学名人名言集录 英文 中文 a sage punishes not because a crime has been committed, but rather to prevent its being committed;because the past cannot be revoked, but the future is being forestalled. (Lat. nemo prudens punit quia peccatum est, sed ne peccetur;reuocari enim praeterita non possunt, futura prohibentur) ...Plato 智者非因犯罪已然发生才去惩罚,实乃为了防止犯罪而施刑责;其原因在于,过去无法逆转,而未来则可以预防。 ——柏拉图 The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public. ...Samuel Johnson 法律是人类为公众利益所作实践中探索出的人类智慧最终结晶。 ——塞缪尔·约翰逊 In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics. ...Earl Warren 在文明的生活中,法律漂浮在道德的海洋上。 ——厄尔·沃伦 The law seems like a sort of maze through which a client must be led to safety, a collection of reefs, rocks and underwater hazards through which he or she must be piloted. ...John Mortimer 法律看起来就象某种迷宫委托人要想通过,肯定需要他人引导其通过种种暗礁。 ——约翰·莫蒂默 The verdict acquits the raven, but condemns the dove. [Lat., Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas.] ...Juvenal 裁决认定掠夺者无罪,而给主张和平的人判刑。 ——尤维纳利斯 The law often allows what honor forbids. [Fr., La loi permet souvent ce que defend l'honneur.] ...Bernard Joseph Saurin 法律允许的而道义上常常禁止。 ——伯纳德·约瑟·莎伦 Unnecessary laws are but traps for money. ...Hobbes 无用的法律不过是捞钱的陷阱。 ——霍布斯 Arms and laws do not flourish together. ...Julius Caesar 武力与法律不能同时兴盛。 ——尤利乌斯·凯撒 It is safer that a bad man should not be accused, than that he should be acquitted. [Lat., Hominem improbum non accusari tutius est quam absolvi.] ...Titus Livy 不指控坏人较宣告他无罪更稳妥。 ——泰特斯...