Sayings about Justice

The more laws the less justice. ~ Traditional Proverb

One hour of justice is worth seventy hours of prayer. ~ Turkish Proverb

Where might is the master, justice is the servant. ~ German Proverbs

Popular agitation leads to justice. ~ Tamil Proverbs

Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it’s a treasure.~ Indian Proverbs

The court is most merciful when the accused is most rich. ~ Hebrew Proverb

When violence comes into the house, law and justice leave through the chimney. ~ Turkish Proverbs

One hour in the execution of justice is worth seventy years of prayer. ~ Traditional Proverb

Justice is the result of public opinion. ~ Chinese Proverbs

Justice knows no friendship. ~ Estonian Proverbs

Quotations about Justice

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero

The foundation of justice is good faith. ~ Marcus T. Cicero

Never pray for justice, because you might get some. ~ Margaret Atwood

Conscience is the chamber of justice. ~ Origen

Between friends there is no need of justice. ~ Aristotle

Justice is incidental to law and order. ~ J. Edgar Hoover

All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice. ~ Joseph De Maistre

Compassion is no substitute for justice. ~ Rush Limbaugh

Generosity is the flower of justice. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned. ~ Anatole France

In most men, the love of justice is simply the fear of suffering injustice. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. ~ Bible

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. ~ Denis Diderot

Without justice, courage is weak. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Justice may be blind, but she has very sophisticated listening devices. ~ Edgar Argo

Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. ~ D. H. Lawrence

Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. ~ Reinhold Niebuhr

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy. ~ Thomas Paine

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. ~ George Washington

This is a court of law young man, not a court of justice. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

Justice is the truth in action. ~ Joseph Joubert

Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice. ~ Francis Bacon

Punishment is justice for the unjust. ~ St. Augustine

The place of justice is a hallowed place. ~ Francis Bacon, Sr.

Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it. ~ Malcolm X

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong. ~ Winston Churchill

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die. ~ Martin Luther

Nothing is to be preferred before justice. ~ Socrates

The essence of justice is mercy. ~ Edwin Hubbel Chapin

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. ~ Aristotle

Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due. ~ Justice Quotes

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom. ~ Clarence Darrow

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door. ~ Charles Dickens

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; it is justice that hurts. ~ H. L. Mencken

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear. ~ Karl Kraus

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. ~ Albert Einstein

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so. ~ Samuel Butler

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late. ~ Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

If you want peace, work for justice. ~ Henry Louis Mencken

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government. ~ George Washington

Peace and Justice. ~ Book Preview