Aristotle Quotes on Justice
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Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.
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That judges of important causes should hold office for life is a disputable thing, for the mind grows old as well as the body.
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The law is reason unaffected by desire.
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.
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All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
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Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.
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It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.
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The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
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The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
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Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.
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To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute.
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The greatest crimes are not those committed for the sake of necessity but those committed for the sake of superfluity. One does not become a tyrant to avoid exposure to the cold.