594. JUSTICE AND COMPASSION

Justice is not the opposite of Compassion;
Compassion is not the opposite of justice.
Justice feels justified in perfecting imperfection.
Compassion feels justified in giving
  A new chance,
    A new hope,
      A new dawn,
To the culprit in weakness-night.
Sri Chinmoy, Transcendence-Perfection, Agni Press, New York, 1975