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26 motifs match “justice” · back to the chapters
- God consults mercy on his right and justice on his left. A42.2
- Justice of God. A102.16
- Conflict between God's justice and mercy. A102.19
- God's two thrones (of mercy and of justice). A152.1
- God of justice. A464
- Goddess of justice. A464.1
- Reign of peace and justice (under certain king). A1101.1.1
- Origin of justice. A1580.1
- Animals ring bell and demand justice. A king has a bell which petitioners for justice may ring and thus summon him. The bell is rung by a serpent which is being menaced by a turtle (or by an old horse who wishes to complain against a cruel master). B271.3
- Disciple who stays in a city where everything is sold at one price finds justice is not even there. (Cf. F769.1.) J21.52.1
- Choice: small injustice permitted rather than to cause troubles of state. J221
- Choice: apparent injustice over greater wrong. J225
- Death preferred above God and Justice. J486
- Do not leave it to your successor. A widow stops a ruler on his way to war. He may be killed and he should not leave the act of justice as a credit to his successor. J1284
- Cease being a king. A widow asks justice of a king. The latter says that he is too busy to hear her. "Then cease being a king," replies the widow. Her bold reply wins an audience with the king. J1284.2
- Injustice deadliest of monarch's sins. P12.2
- Four duties of king to subjects: devotion, protection of subjects, justice, and increase of his kingdom. P12.6.1
- Injustice punished. (Cf. Q265, Q552.1.6.) Q296
- Death by thunderbolt as punishment for injustice. (Cf. Q296.) Q552.1.6
- Justice and injustice. U10
- Justice depends on the point of view. U21
- Man complains of injustice of gods' wrecking ship because of one man's sin. He then kills whole swarm of ants because one has stung him. U21.3
- Swallow killed in court house by snake laments injustice in house of justice. U27
- Nobleman who kills one of the people is brought to justice only after long delay. U34.1
- Saint causes gluttonous reptile to leap from saint's body into bishop's throat and then return as proof of bishop's injustice. V229.2.11.1
- Justice. W35