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 brought him news that Nero commanded him to go into banishment; on which Agrippinus said, Well then we will dine at Aricia.

Diogenes said that no labour was good, unless the end (purpose) of it was courage and strength of the soul, but not of the body.

As a true balance is neither corrected by a true balance nor judged by a false balance, so also a just judge is neither corrected by just judges nor is he judged (condemned) by unjust judges.

As that which is straight does not need that which is straight, so neither does the just need that which is just.

Do not give judgment in one court (of justice) before you have been tried yourself before justice.

If you wish to make your judgments just, listen not to (regard not) any of those who are parties (to the suit), nor to those who plead in it, but listen to justice itself.

You will fail (stumble) least in your judgments, if you yourself fail (stumble) least in your life.

It is better when you judge justly to be blamed undeservedly by him who has been condemned than when you judge unjustly to be justly blamed by (before) nature.