Suum cuique Suum cuique "" ( ), or "Unicuique suum", is a Latin phrase often translated as "to each his own" or "may all get their due". It has been significant in the history of philosophy and as a motto. The Latin phrase relates to an old Greek principle of justice which translates literally into English as "to each his own". Plato, in "Republic", offers the provisional definition that "justice is when everyone minds his own business, and refrains from meddling in others' affairs" (Greek: "...τὸ τὰ αὑτοῦ πράττειν καὶ μὴ πολυπραγμονεῖν δικαιοσύνη ἐστί...", 4.433a). Everyone should do according to his abilities
Suum cuique of the Order of the Black Eagle (German: "Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler"; founded in 1701), the highest order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. The motto continues in use in Germany - in the insignia of the military police (the Feldjäger) and in association with the Berlin-based Masonic Lodge, "Black Eagle Lodge" (German: "Johannisloge Zum schwarzen Adler"). The Faculty of Advocates in Scotland uses the motto "Suum cuique". The phrase also serves as the motto of the Faculties of Law at Lund University and Uppsala University in Sweden, as well as the Faculty of Law of Federal University