Famous quotes containing the words laws and/or apply:
“The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)