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    A judge's duty is to grant justice, but his practice is to delay
    it: even those judges who know their duty adhere to the general
    practice.
    [Fr., Le devoir des juges est de rendre justice, leur metier est
    de la differer; quelques uns savent leur devoir, et font leur
    metier.]

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So wise, so grave, of so perplex'd a tongue,
And loud withal, that would not wag, not scarce
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So wise, so grave, of so perplex'd a tongue,
And loud withal, that would not wag, not scarce
Lie still without a fee.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Judges Quotes,
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Art thou a magistrate? then be severe:
If studious, copy fair what time hath blurr'd,
Redeem truth read more

Art thou a magistrate? then be severe:
If studious, copy fair what time hath blurr'd,
Redeem truth from his jaws: if a soldier,
Chase brave employments with a naked sword
Throughout the world. Fool not, for all may have
If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.

by George Herbert Found in: Judges Quotes,
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When you truly love someone you don't judge them by their past, you accept it and leave it there.

When you truly love someone you don't judge them by their past, you accept it and leave it there.

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Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than
plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all read more

Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than
plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things,
integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Judges Quotes,
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Half as sober as a judge.

Half as sober as a judge.

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It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
according to the golden read more

It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
according to the golden mete-wand of the law and not by the
crooked cord of discretion.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Judges Quotes,
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I've spent, I think, close to the last decade effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold.

I've spent, I think, close to the last decade effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold.

by Charlie Sheen Found in: Judges Quotes,
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I pleaded your cause, Sextus, having agreed to do so for two
thousand sesterces. How is it that you read more

I pleaded your cause, Sextus, having agreed to do so for two
thousand sesterces. How is it that you have sent me only a
thousand? "You said nothing," you tell me; "and this cause was
lost through you." You ought to give me so much the more,
Sextus, as I had to blush for you.

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I'm not final because I'm right, I'm right because I'm final.

I'm not final because I'm right, I'm right because I'm final.

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