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 Bahia in Brazil. Valentin Pikul's 1985 novel on the career of the French General Jean Victor Moreau (1763-1813), "Kazhdomu svoyo", uses as its title a Russian-language version of "suum cuique". Snow, one of the characters in Stanislaw Lem's influential science fiction novel Solaris, uses the phrase when discussing the 'visitors' with Kelvin. The powerviolence band Nails has one song named ""Suum Cuique"" in the album "Abandon All Life", released in 2013. This is the last song of the album and was the longest song (with 5:21 minutes) during their years of career. Suum cuique "" ( ), or "Unicuique