Fairness (quotes) - Wisdom Trove

Fairness: The quality of treating people equally or in a way that is reasonable. Oxford Dictionary
Fairness: The state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; even-handedness. Dictionary.com
Fairness has a lot to do with avoiding bias, treating people equally and allowing people to have equal chances to do things or express themselves. The News Manual
Justice, Impartiality, Equality, Integrity, Tolerance, Goodness, Virtue

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. Dennis Wholey
Life is not fair, nor has it ever been, but the morning seems determined to dawn until it is. Robert Brault
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. Oscar Wilde
Life is not fair; get used to it. Bill Gates
Nothing is fair in this world. You might as well get that straight right now. Sue Monk Kidd
Do not go around saying that the world owes you a living; it owes you nothing; it was here first. Mark Twain
One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It’s not and it won’t. When we make this mistake, we tend to spend a lot of time wallowing and/or complaining about what’s wrong with life. “It’s not fair,” we complain, not realizing that, perhaps, it was never intended to be. Richard Carlson
Acceptance

Children are born with such a sense of fairness that they will accept no less than equal treatment for all. I know – I have three. I hope that as they grow, they keep that sense of justice and learn to challenge the old adage that life’s not fair. It should be, in so far as we have control of it. Beth Vanden Hoek
In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. President Bill Clinton
Win or lose, do it fairly. Knute Rockne
These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have. Abraham Lincoln

Give no decision till both sides thou’st heard. Phocylides
Hear one side and you will be in the dark; hear both sides and all will be clear. Thomas Chandler Haliburton
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. John Stuart Mill

Be fair. Treat the other man as you would be treated. Everett W. Lord
And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself. Bahá’i
Do not do unto yourself what you would not do unto others. Tal Ben- Shahar
Treat all as your own self. Do not have a double standard. Sathya Sai Baba
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. Abraham Lincoln
The golden rule

One law for the lion and ox is oppression. William Blake
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both. Eleanor Roosevelt
The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good–and how he treats people who can’t fight back. Abigail Van Buren
I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university. Albert Einstein
Equality

The wealth of a society isn’t measured at the top, but at the bottom. James Henry Webb
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself. Eleanor Roosevelt
Fairness is man’s ability to rise above his prejudices. Wes Fessler
Let us keep our mouths shut and our pens dry until we know the facts. A.J. Carlson
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The aim of justice is to give everyone his due. Cicero
Play fair. Don’t hit people. Say your sorry when you hurt somebody. Robert Fulghum
To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success- -the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history–with a society that provides opportunities for all. Malcolm Gladwell

The future which we hold in trust for our own children will be shaped by our fairness to other people`s children. Marian Wright Edelman
Fair and softly goes far. Miguel de Cervantes
Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. Dwight David Eisenhower
If you want peace, work for justice. Henry Louis Mencken

I know the world isn’t fair, but why isn’t it ever unfair in my favor? Bill Watterson