Quotes About Justice

A man may see how this world goes with no eyes. Look with thine ears: see how yond justice rails upon yon simple thief. Hark, in thine ear: change places; and, handy-dandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?

My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter!Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats!Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!A sealed bag, two sealed bags of ducats,Of double ducats, stol'n from me by my daughter!

I am a manMore sinn'd against than sinning.

To do a great right, do a little wrong.

Use every man after his desert, and who should 'scape whipping?

The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.

Let them hang themselves in their own straps.

The gods sent notCorn for the rich men only.

A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!

Foul deeds will rise,Though all the earth o'erwhelm them, to men's eyes.

And liberty plucks justice by the nose.

Now might I do it pat, now he is praying;And now I'll do 't: and so he goes to heaven;And so I am reveng'd.

Thou call'dst me dog before thou hadst a cause,But, since I am a dog, beware my fangs.

In law, what plea so tainted and corruptBut, being season'd with a gracious voice,Obscures the show of evil?

God defend the right!

Are you good men and true?

And what makes robbers bold but too much lenity?

A Daniel, still say I; a second Daniel!I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

This even-handed justice.

If any, speak; for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.

An upright judge, a learned judge!

He, who the sword of heaven will bearShould be as holy as severe.

No ceremony that to great ones 'longs,Not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword,The marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe,Become them with one half so good a graceAs mercy does.