Scales Of Justice Quotes

• Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than bad angels.

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  Saint Augustine

  Angel   Men   Order  

  Saint Augustine of Hippo, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The City of God”, p.478, Catholic Way Publishing

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• Poise the cause in justice's equal scales, Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful cause prevails.

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  William Shakespeare

  Justice   Causes   Beam  

  William Shakespeare, Joseph Rann (1791). “The dramatic works of Shakspeare: in six volumes”, p.256

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• "I am Sa’kagé a lord of shadows. I claim the shadows that the Shadow may not." [...] "I am the strong arm of deliverance. I am Shadowstrider. I am the Scales of Justice. I am He-Who-Guards-Unseen. I am Shadowslayer. I am Nameless." [...] "The coranti shall not go unpunished." [...] "My way is hard but I serve unbroken. In ignobility, nobility. In shame, honor. In darkness, light. I will do justice and love mercy."

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  Brent Weeks

  Strong   Kings   Light  

  "Perfect Shadow: A Night Angel Novella". Book by Brent Weeks, June 1, 2011.

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• If you are trying to balance the scales of justice and equality in all your work relationships, you're going to come up short.

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  Judy Sheindlin

  Equality   Work Relationships   Justice  

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• Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white prosecutor and escorted into the dock by a white orderly? Can anyone honestly and seriously suggest that in this type of atmosphere the scales of justice are evenly balanced?

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  Nelson Mandela

  White   Justice   Atmosphere  

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.212, Pan Macmillan

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• I dont love the phrase balancing work and family. It sets up this idea of scales of justice with work on one side and family on the other side.

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  Norah O'Donnell

  Ideas   Justice   Phrases  

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