10 Stoic Quotes on Justice

  • “He who spares the wicked injures the good.” — Seneca

  • “Injustice never rules forever.” — Seneca

  • “A man who makes a decision without listening to both sides is unjust, even if his ruling is a fair one.” — Seneca

  • “It is a denial of justice not to stretch out a helping hand to the fallen; that is the common right of humanity.” — Seneca

  • “If you gain from a crime, you did it.” — Seneca

  • “Kingdoms which act unjustly never last.” — Seneca

  • “Whoever does wrong, wrongs himself; whoever does injustice, does it to himself, making himself evil.” — Marcus Aurelius

  • “If they are wise, do not quarrel with them; if they are fools, ignore them.” — Epictetus

  • “It is better to do wrong seldom and to own it, and to act right for the most part, than seldom to admit that you have done wrong and to do wrong often.” — Epictetus

  • “To admonish is better than to reproach for admonition is mild and friendly, but reproach is harsh and insulting; and admonition corrects those who are doing wrong, but reproach only convicts them.” — Epictetus