# CXXIV explained — Short Works

> Chapter companion for Short Works by Epictetus.

## What happens

The chapter presents a single, concise statement asserting that the most just laws are those which are the most true.

## Key lines

> The justest laws are those which are the truest.

The highest standard of justice in law is its alignment with truth.

_This aphorism links legal justice to a foundational philosophical principle of truth._

## Links

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