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To encourage the industry of the people, it is necessary to ensure their property rights.

From The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Cities are the greatest inventions of humanity, and they obey the same laws as organisms.

From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West

The law of Nature tells us that the weak must perish.

From The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

A rational being is one who, by acting according to his representation of laws, can be an author of universal laws.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

Many of the texts reflect a concern for purity and the law.

From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim

The fundamental laws of scaling govern all biological systems, from cells to cities.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. But in the eyes of science, the world is governed by laws that can be understood.

From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick

The categorical imperative is a universal law that must be followed by all rational beings.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

Regulation will shape the future of cryptocurrencies.

From The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey

A single flaw can unravel the most intricate of designs, reminding us of the fragility of perfection.

From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester

Newton's laws not only explained the heavens but also governed the smallest particles.

From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick

The universe was no longer a chaotic affair; it was a structured entity governed by laws.

From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick

Newton’s laws were not just descriptions of motion; they were a declaration of the order of the universe.

From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick

There is a law in physics that says that you cannot create or destroy energy.

From The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Feynman

The universe is always conspiring in your favor.

From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

The laws of physics are the same everywhere in the universe.

From The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku

Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

The laws of scaling govern everything from biology to economies.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

Evolution is not an act of will; it is a result of random processes and natural laws.

From The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins

Freedom is the only condition under which a rational being can be the author of a law.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

Biological systems follow the same scaling laws as cities and companies.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

I embrace my flaws because they are a part of my story.

From More Myself by Alicia Keys

The laws of science must hold everywhere.

From A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

In the world of Newton, the universe was a vast machine that operated according to precise laws.

From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick

A duty is an action that is necessary and can be done from respect for the law.

From The Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

The fundamental laws of life, as we know them, are scale-invariant.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

Scaling laws reveal deep connections between size and function across different systems.

From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

From The Republic of Plato by Allan Bloom

The law says: 'You shall not enter here.'

From The Trial by Franz Kafka