Trial Quotes

“You don’t know what a trial it is to be —like me. I've got to keep my face like steel in the street to keep men from winking at me.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

“We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it?”
― David Mamet

“Why is it we must suffer the loss of something so dear before we realize what a treasure we had?
Why must the sun be darkened before we feel how genuinely impossible it is to live without its warmth?
Why within the misery of absence does love grow by such bounds?
Why must life be this way?
It is a strange existence where such suffering makes us far better people.”
― Richelle Goodrich, Eena, The Curse of Wanyaka Cave

“The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of his life which may be suddenly and without notice alleged against him.”
― John Marshall

“On the seventh of May, Cerise Mar, Erian Mar, and Mikita Mar traveled to the aforementioned manor house and found Lagar Sheerile, Peva Sheerile, Arig Sheerile, and several men in their employ on the premises. Cerise Mar voiced a polite and a nonviolent request that they get the hell off our land, which was refused.”
― Ilona Andrews, Bayou Moon

“Even in hardship, God’s goodness prevails.”
― Todd Stocker, REFINED: Turning Pain into Purpose

“No definite science
without trial & error.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“The all-victorious Christ is like a great rock in a weary land, to whose shelter we may flee in every time of sorrow or trial, finding quiet refuge and peace in him.”
― J.R. Miller

“Ako nisam kriv, onda su pogriješili, zatvorili su nedužna čovjeka. Ako me puste, priznaće svoju grešku, a to nije ni lako ni korisno. Niko pametan ne može od njih tražiti da rade protiv sebe. Zahtjev bi bio nestvaran, i smiješan. Onda ja moram biti kriv. A kako da me puste ako sam kriv? Razumiješ li? Ne treba da budemo suviše nepravedni. Svako polazi sa svoga stanovišta i smatramo da je u redu kad tako mi činimo, ali kad to oni čine, onda nam smeta. Priznaćeš da je to nedosljedno.”
― Meša Selimović, Death and the Dervish

“this matter will not go uninvestigated.” He glanced at Madam Bones, who readjusted her monocle and stared back at him, frowning slightly. “I would remind everybody that the behavior of these dementors, if indeed they are not figments of this boy’s imagination, is not the subject of this hearing!” said Fudge. “We are here to examine Harry Potter’s offenses under the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery!” “Of course we are,” said Dumbledore, “but the presence of dementors in that alleyway is highly relevant. Clause seven of the Decree states that magic may be used before Muggles in exceptional circumstances, and as those exceptional circumstances include situations that threaten the life of the wizard or witch himself, or witches, wizards, or Muggles present at the time of the —” “We are familiar with clause seven, thank you very much!” snarled Fudge. “Of course you are,” said Dumbledore courteously. “Then we are in agreement that Harry’s use of the Patronus Charm in these circumstances falls precisely into the category of exceptional circumstances it describes?” “If there were dementors, which I doubt —” “You have heard from an eyewitness,” Dumbledore interrupted. “If you still doubt her truthfulness, call her back, question her again. I am sure she would not object.” “I — that — not —” blustered Fudge, fiddling with the papers before him. “It’s — I want this over with today, Dumbledore!” “But naturally, you would not care how many times you heard from a witness, if the alternative was a serious miscarriage of justice,” said Dumbledore.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Dispensing with the frivolity, he kissed her meaningfully. When at last he pulled away, her troubled expression alarmed him. "What?"
"Be careful, Hammond."
"No one will know I was here."
She shook her head. "Not that."
"Then what?"
"You may have to put me on trial for my life. Please be careful that you don't make me fall in love with you first.”
― Sandra Brown, The Alibi

“You. Cannot. Have. My. SACRIFICE!”
― Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

“Great trial lawyers aren't born; they're made. The great ones simply tell the jury a story...”
― John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi

“In every trial or temptation, there is a hidden lesson we ought to learn; such lesson is there to propel us for our future journey.”
― Isaac A. Yowetu

“In times of trials, by whole life transformed by trusting in God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways -- I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.”
― Socrates, The Trial and Death of Socrates

“Already the Ring tempted him, gnawing at his will and reason. Wild fantasies arose in his mind; and he saw Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age, striding with a flaming sword across the darkened land, and armies flocking to his call as he marched to the overthrow of Barad-dur. And then all the clouds rolled away, and the white sun shone, and at his command the vale of Gorgoroth became a garden of flowers and trees and brought forth fruit. He had only to put on the Ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be. In that hour of trial it was his love of his master that helped most to hold him firm; but also deep down in him lived still unconquered his plain hobbit-sense: he knew in the core of his heart that he was not large enough to bear such a burden, even if such visions were not a mere cheat to betray him. The one small garden of a free gardener was all his need and due, not a garden swollen to a realm; his own hands to use, not the hands of others to command. 'And anyway all these notions are only a trick, he said to himself.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

“Its genesis: inside the kingdom of night, I witnessed a strange trial. Three rabbis-all erudite and pious men-decided one winter evening to indict God for allowing his children to be massacred, I remember: I was there, and I felt like crying. But there nobody cried.”
― Elie Wiesel, The Trial of God:

“The gathering of the souls for birth,
The trial by existence named.
The obscuration upon earth.”
― Robert Frost, A Boy's Will

“There was a quiet period before the trial, similar to the deadening silence when birds know a raptor is in their midst. At first, the imminent trial was on the horizon; then it disappeared for more than a year.”
― Phillip B. Chute, Rock & Roll Murders

“I will most certainly focus on one of two things; the nagging deficits of my handicap, or the masterful honing brought about by my handicap. And my choice of focus will determine if my handicap will remain a handicap.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Many leaders can handle trials and trouble better than success and elevation”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“This does not make us immune to life’s problems and attacks, but God’s grace will see us through every trial and tribulation on this side of eternity.”
― Paddick Van Zyl, The Solomon Principles

“You took a shot even though it was scary. You tread the land even though it was contagious. You took a leap when the sky was high. You took a blame without being guity. And you took them all not because you are strengthless. You did all these because you are self-sufficient.”
― Sanni Temitope Abigail

“Through every trial, I learnt to trust in God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“A criminal court is a very curious place. The seat of a ritual quite as elaborate as any religious one, it lacks in itself any impressiveness or symbolism of architecture. A robed judge in court looks like a catholic bishop would if he were to celebrate mass in some municipal bath-house. There is nothing to make one aware that here the Real Presence is: the presence of death.”
― Richard Hughes, A High Wind in Jamaica

“The Commander stood directly opposite her. He smiled with a feigned understanding, and his empty eyes gleamed with a phoney compassion – until his face turned to snarl and his fist slammed the stand.”
― Louis Saunders, The Retreat

“Having a trial like that means losing a trial like that (Sufrir un proceso es casi haberlo perdido)”
― Franz Kafka, The Trial

“In spiritual and shamanic traditions, every trial is seen as an opportunity for purification and learning. Stagnating in pain dissipates vital energy that could otherwise be channeled toward personal improvement and service to the community. These moments of pain become rites of passage toward a deeper understanding of our place in the universe.”
― Marie Chieze, Words of the Shaman: 50 Quotes from Paching Hoé Lambaiho

“A guilty heart holds its own trial, even in the absence of judges.”
― Monika Ajay Kaul