Ulpian Quotes (170-223)

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

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β€œThe sovereign is not bound by the laws.
(Princeps legibus solutus est.)”
β€œTo live honorably, to harm no one, to give to each his own.
(Honeste vivere, alterum non laedere, suum cuique tribuere.)”
β€œJustice is the constant and perpetual will to render to every man his due.
(Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuendi.)”
β€œWhat pleases the prince has the force of law.
(Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.)
• Alternative translation: β€œWhat pleases the emperor becomes enforceable law.””

About Ulpian

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