Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice delayed is not justice abandoned, but justice transformed"Sappho
"Justice lies in understanding the natural order and living in accordance with it."Anaximenes
"Justice delayed is not the same as justice denied; some battles must be fought over generations."Herodotus
"The cruel ruler fears his own reflection, knowing the judgment he would deserve."Herodotus
"Justice among men is but a shadow of cosmic order."Xenophanes
"Justice must be pursued with passion, but tempered with mercy."Xenophanes
"A just man fears neither the judgment of mortals nor of gods."Pindar
"The sun illuminates both the palace and the cottage equally."Aesop
"The law written on stone is less powerful than the law written on hearts."Aesop
"Justice flows from understanding."Anaximander
"Justice is the foundation of society."Anaximander
"Justice must be pursued always."Anaximander
"The poor are the true wealth of a city."Aristophanes
"Justice is the constant will to give everyone their due."Aristophanes
"Justice demands that we speak truth even when silence would be easier."Sappho
"Nature operates with an order that precedes all human law."Anaxagoras
"The law of nature is more reliable than any law written by human hands."Anaximander
"To live justly is to live in harmony with the atomic order of nature."Leucippus
"All justice arises from understanding the atomic order that underlies all things."Leucippus
"In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side."Euripides
"I wish to have nothing to do with any man who trades in slaves and slavery."Euripides
"There is no justice in a world that has thrown me into this darkness."Euripides
"In a just cause the weak overcome the strong."Euripides
"Justice cannot exist where those in power do not practice humility."Xenophanes
"Those who serve justice must first purify their own hearts."Xenophanes
"The strength of a society is measured by how it treats its weakest members."Xenophanes
"I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating."Sophocles
"Delay in matters of justice is injustice."Sophocles
"The gods reward the righteous and punish the wicked."Sophocles
"Justice requires that we understand the nature of all things."Anaxagoras