Law of Nature

Law of Nature may refer to:

  • Physical law, a scientific generalization based upon empirical observation
  • Natural law, any of a number of doctrines in moral, political and legal theory

Famous quotes containing the words law of, law and/or nature:

    “The first law of story-telling.... Every man is bound to leave a story better than he found it.”
    —Humphrey, Mrs. Ward (1851–1920)

    “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony
    of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm XIX (l. XIX, 7)

    “Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.”
    —Karl Kraus (1874–1936)