Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia read more

Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia nihil exprimit praemii, nihil pretii: per se
igitur expetitur.]

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that read more

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice

Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due

Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, read more

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be.

There in no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.

There in no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.

The price of justice is eternal publicity.

The price of justice is eternal publicity.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom read more

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom
honour.

Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, read more

Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave