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Quote of Francis Bacon - If we do not maintain justice...


Biography - Francis Bacon:

English philosopher and statesman.
Born: 1561 - Died: 1626
Period:
17th century
16th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Si nous ne maintenons pas la Justice, la Justice ne nous maintiendra pas.

German
Wenn wir nicht die Gerechtigkeit aufrechterhalten, wird die Gerechtigkeit uns nicht aufrechterhalten.




See also 

See also...



The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into commonplaces, but which all experience refutes.

Good is not something to contemplate; it is something to be done.

Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.

One has to do good in order for it to exist in the world.




Quotes for: Justice


Quotes

Quotes about Justice:


Where all is well, there is no such thing as injustice. Justice and goodness are inseparable.





Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.





'No soul is willing to be robbed of truth', he says. The same holds of justice, too, of temperance, of kindness, and the like. It is most necessary to remember this continually, for thus you will be more gentle to all men.





There is no justice in putting strength on a level above wisdom.





Justice without power is inefficient; power without justice is tyranny.





Justice seeks no reward.











Quotes

Francis Bacon also said...


A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.





Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.





Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.





Envy is ever joined with the comparing of a man's self; and where there is no comparison, no envy.





Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.





Knowledge is power.












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