Quotes about Fairness

God, in the end, gives people what they most want, including freedom from himself. What could be more fair?

Treat people how you want to be treated.

Unfortunately in life, justice is not always achieved.

The essence of justice is mercy.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food.

The equalization of fortunes may have some slight tendency to stifle animosity and to prevent dissension. But its effect is always inconsiderable, and often doubtful; since those who think themselves entitled to superiority will not patiently brook equality.

The precepts of the law may be comprehended under these three points: to live honestly, to hurt no man willfully, and to render every man his due carefully.

It would then be most admirably adapted to the purposes of justice, if laws properly enacted were, as far as circumstances admitted, of themselves to mark out all cases, and to abandon as few as possible to the discretion of the judge.

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.