Ulpian

Ulpian (/ˈʌlpiən/; Latin: Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus; c. 170–223) was a Roman Jurist of Tyrian ancestry.

Quotes

 * The sovereign is not bound by the laws. (Princeps legibus solutus est.)


 * What pleases the prince has the force of law. (Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.)
 * Alternative translation: “What pleases the emperor becomes enforceable law.”


 * Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render to every man his due. (Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuendi.)


 * To live honorably, to harm no one, to give to each his own. (Honeste vivere, alterum non laedere, suum cuique tribuere.)
 * Digesta 1.1.10 Alterum non laedere The quote is the motto of Palacký University Faculty of Law