| Author |
Quotes |
| Alexander Pope | The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine. |
| Ben Jonson | So wise, so grave, of so perplex'd a tongue, And loud withal, that would not wag, not scarce Lie still without a fee. |
| Alexander Pope | The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine. |
| Edmund Burke | The cold neutrality of an impartial judge. |
| Edmund Burke | It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law, according to the golden mete-wand of the law and not by the crooked cord of discretion. |
| Edmund Burke | Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods. |
| Jean de la Bruyere | A judge's duty is to grant justice, but his practice is to delay it: even those judges who know their duty adhere to the general practice. |
| John Gay | A justice with grave justices shall sit; He praise their wisdom, they admire his wit. |
| Ovidius Naso | The judge's duty is to inquire about the time, as well as the facts. |
| William Pulteney | Since twelve honest men have decided the cause, And were judges of fact, tho' not judges of laws. |
| Francis Bacon | Judges ought to be more learned than witty, more reverend than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. |
| George Herbert | Art thou a magistrate? then be severe, If studious, copy fair what time hath blurr'd, Redeem truth from his jaws, if a soldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world. Fool not, for all may have If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave. |
| Horatius Flaccus | A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth. |
| William Shakespeare | Therefore I say again I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge, whom yet once more I hold my most malicious for and think not At all a friend to truth. |
| William Shakespeare | Heaven is above all yet, there sits a judge That no king can corrupt. |
| William Shakespeare | O, let her brother live, Thieves for the robbery have authority When judges steal themselves. |
| William Shakespeare | To offend and judge are distinct offices, And of opposed natures. |
| William Shakespeare | It doth appear you are a worthy judge, You know the law, your exposition Hath been most sound. |
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