Ah! Justice Is A Virtue Bepraised And Full Of Worth, It Castigates The Sinner, And Peoples All The Earth, And Kings With Care Should Guard It--Instead They Now Forget The Gem That Is Most Precious In All The Coronet. Some Think They May Do Justice By Cruelty, I Wist; But 'Tis An Evil Counsel, For Justice Must Consist In Showing Deeds Of Mercy, In Knowledge Of The Truth, And Executing Judgment It Executes With Ruth. Pedro Lopez De Ayala.