Justice Quotes

"If you would be just, be kind; if you would be wise, be humble."

"A just ruler is one who treats the weakest among his subjects as he would wish to be treated."

"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is weakness."

"Justice is not punishment, but the restoration of balance."

"My hunger is a hunger for your justice."

"Justice is a kind of rectitude."

"Law is an ordinance of reason for the common good."

"An unjust law is not a law."

"A law has the force of law as long as justice permits."

"Injustice is discord in the soul."

"In all virtues justice is of primary importance."

"A just society protects the weak and honors those who act righteously."

"Justice requires not just laws, but wise interpretation of them."

"Injustice anywhere threatens peace and harmony everywhere."

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."

"Dishonest gain brings heavy loss."

"A society's wisdom is measured not by its monuments, but by how it treats its weakest members."

"Human law is law only by virtue of its accordance with right reason."

"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is weakness."

"The corrupt man will never believe that anyone else is honest."

"Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime."

"Revenge is but a poor remedy for wounds."

"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."

"Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter."

"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld."

"Those who prevent the attempt to prevent suffering are themselves collaborating in the act."

"The laws of justice are written in the conscience of even the unbelieving man."

"The just society is built upon the foundation of rational laws, not the whims of rulers."

"Justice delayed is worse than injustice swift, for it breeds contempt for law itself."

"The good of the people is the chief law."