Alfred Nobel Quotes

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.

Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie.

Justice, justice shall you pursue.

I am a just man.

Justice can rarely exist without honesty.

Where justice grows, there grows eke greater grace.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

I say that justice is truth in action.

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really harm no one.

Justice is such a fine thing that we cannot pay too dearly for it.

Fidelity is the sister of justice.

Justice is the foremost virtue of the civilizing races. It subdues the barbarous nations, while injustice arouses the weakest.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

Justice is not a prize tendered to the good-natured, nor is it to be withheld from the ill-bred.

There is one voice which is not heard in the crackling of the fire or in the roaring of the whirlwind or the storm, but which will and must be heard when they have passed away—the still small voice of justice.

Justice and good will outlast passion.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall. Fiat justitia et ruant coeli.

Let this moment be the beginning of an epoch of austere morality and of immaculate justice.

One hour of justice is worth more than sixty years of ritual.

In order to deal justly and equitably with your subjects, be straightforward and firm, turning neither to the right hand nor to the left, but always following what is just, and upholding the cause of the poor till the truth be made clear.

Justice is an important obligation to Allah and to man. You have been charged with this responsibility. Discharge this responsibility so that you may win the approbation of Allah and the good will of the people. Treat the people equally in your presence, and in your decisions, so that the weak despair not of justice, and the high-placed harbor no hope of favoritism.

I have ever had the single aim of justice in view. No judge who is influenced by any other consideration is fit for the bench. 'Do equal and exact justice,' is my motto, and I have often said to the grand jury, 'Permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.'