Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save.
- John GayToo much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.
- Agatha ChristieWe shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
- Winston ChurchillWe shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it
- Winston ChurchillThe quality of mercy is not strain`d,
- William ShakespeareSweet mercy is nobility`s true badge.
- William ShakespeareNothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
- William ShakespeareMercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.
- William ShakespeareThe quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed- It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.
- William ShakespeareI have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
- Abraham LincolnSurely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever (Psalms 23:6).
- BibleMuch that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet understood, nor overlook the mercies often bound up in them.
- Horace MannDo not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.It is not the reciever that is blessed, but it is the giver.Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.
- Swami Vivekananda