Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, read more

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just;
And four times he who gets his fist in fust.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just;
And four times he who gets his fist in fust.

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.

Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will read more

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

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred read more

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may read more

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.

Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, read more

Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.