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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8648 Publius Syrus 42 BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8648
AUTHOR:Publius Syrus (42 B.C.)
QUOTATION:No one should be judge in his own cause. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Maxim 545.
 
Note 1.
It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.—Blaise Pascal: Thoughts, chap. iv. 1. [back]