Justice Quote by Mencius

Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering.

— Aleksander Kwasniewski

“When a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease. A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas he…

— Thomas à Kempis

“Being righteous is not all that complicated; it means doing what is right. We have to have a passion to do what is right.”

— R.C. Sproul

“There is a passion and drive for cruel deeds which only the awe and fear of God can soothe; there is a suffocating selfishness…

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

Righteousness is simply a humble understanding of how unrighteous one is coupled with a deep commitment to become better.

— Anonymous

“A righteous man does not conceive of himself as righteous; he is "only doing what anyone else would do," except, of course, that no…

— Martin Berman-gorvine

Man is an imitative animal. This quality is the germ of all education in him. From his cradle to his grave he is learning…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Think of righteousness as living inside of, instead of up to, God’s standard for the right life. The welfare of you, your community, and…

— Jessica Nicholas

He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy.

— Bhagavad Gita

“Now he understood that a man never knows for whom he suffers and hopes. He suffers and hopes and toils for people he will…

— Alejo Carpentier

A man must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings.

— Albert Einstein

“The essence of the conception of righteousness, therefore, is to afford an outlet for sadism by cloaking cruelty as justice.”

— Bertrand Russell