Quotes

Injustice brings discord into a man’s soul, while justice establishes order and harmony in it.

The just man sets in order his own inner life, and is his own master and at peace with himself.

Justice is doing one’s own business and not being a busybody.

One should never return wrong for wrong, nor do evil to anyone, whatever evil one may have suffered.

We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

A reasonable and just man begins with himself first: he examines and considers himself, judges and condemns himself, and does not forgive himself where he is in the wrong.

A whole society, and each person on their own as well, when not guided by sound reason and wise counsel, must of necessity suffer and fall into ruin.

When you follow the struggle between two political groups and want to know which is more in the right and has the better prospects of victory, pay attention to which of the two sides uses lies as a means of struggle to a greater extent, and know that that side will be defeated.

But to set one’s foot on the neck of tyranny and bring it to know what is right, that is man’s most sacred duty!

He whose law lies in the mace leaves tracks that reek of inhumanity.

Where there is no law, there is no freedom.

Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.