Quotes About Fairness

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long.

To none will we sell, to none deny or delay, right or justice.

Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.

Wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself.

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

The Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work.

Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate.

Why is there only one ball for 22 players? If you gave a ball to each of them, they'd stop fighting for it.

Sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you [Matthew 7:1-2]

So today no soul shall be wronged anything, and you shall not be recompensed, except according to what you have been doing.

One of irony's greatest accomplishments is that one cannot punish the wrongdoing of another without committing a wrongdoing himself.

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side.

Summum ius summa iniuria [Extreme justice is extreme injustice].

Ius est ars boni et aequi [Legal justice is the art of the good and the fair].

Fiat justitia ruat coelum [Let justice be done though heaven should fall].

Inequality of outcome among today's generation is the source of the unfair advantage received by the next generation. If we are concerned about equality of opportunity tomorrow, we need to be concerned about inequality of outcome today.

Plato, who expressed the view that no one should be more than four times richer than the poorest member of the society.

Among the extremely diverse books lumped together as 'mysteries,' I shall try to judge each fairly according to the best standards of the type which the author intended to produce.