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Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned
Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just
Justice is the truth in action
In matters of government, justice means force as well as virtue
We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party
Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment
He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?
Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind
Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies
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
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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