Quote by Horace Walpole
Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself.

Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie. – Horace Walpole

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Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. – Horace Walpole

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I avoid talking before the youth of the age as I would dancing before them: for if ones tongue dont move in the steps of the day, and thinks to please by its old graces, it is only an object of ridicule. – Horace Walpole

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Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, its usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies. – Jim Morrison

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You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth. – Mary J. Blige

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We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart. – Blaise Pascal

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