Equality in different aspects of life are the varied points for this day's thought as outlined by the proverb and quotes below.

Treat your friends and foes alike; as a tree offers its shade even to a person who cuts it for firewood. - Sanskrit proverb.

Equality is a futile pursuit : equality of opportunity is a noble one. - Ian MacLeod.

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. - Anatole France.