The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. – Anatole France, The Red Lily, 1894

The more laws the more offenders. – Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

Law: the only game where the best players get to sit on the bench. – Author Unknown

In keeping people straight, principle is not as powerful as a policeman. – Abel Hermant, Le Bourgeois, 1906