"Let your words be simple, that they need no interpreting; and let their meaning be understood, that they need no proof." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra
"Rebuke will be of no avail to the stiff-necked." ~~ Keli Yakar
"The onus of proof is on the plaintiff." ~~ Bava Kamma 3:11
"Who accepts alms he needs not will end by truly needing alms before he leaves this world." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot
"Judge a man only by his own deeds and words; the opinions of others can be false. " ~~ Talmud
"A judge who takes bribes, perverting justice, will not die of old age before first going blind." ~~ Peah 8:9
"Just as the reward is great, so is the punishment." ~~ Tanchuma
"And there was famine in the land—why so? Because Israel and their judges did not judge truly. " ~~ Tanchuma
"Whoso argues merely for the sake of argument is a boor." ~~ Chavat Yair
"If a man break a light precept, he will end by breaking a grave one." ~~ Sifre
"There shall be one law for the citizen and for the stranger who dwells among you." ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 12:49
"First investigate, then rebuke! " ~~ Ben Sira 11:7