Mercy Quotes

Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.

There is no more mercy in him than there is milk in a male tiger.

What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!' Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and Mercy: not to strike without need. And he has been well rewarded, Frodo. Be sure that he took so little hurt from the evil, and escaped in the end, because he began his ownership of the Ring so. With Pity.

But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,' faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Do all men kill the things they do not love ............ The quality of mercy is not strain'd It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest It blesseth him that gives and him that takes

When we land against the enemy, don't forget to hit him and hit him hard. When we meet the enemy we will kill him. We will show him no mercy.

If human beings can be trained for cruelty and greed and a belief in power which comes through hate and fear and force, certainly we can train equally well for greatness and mercy and the power of love which comes because of the strength of the good qualities to be found in the soul of every human being.

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

Verily, I do not like them, the merciful who feel blessed in their pity: they are lacking too much in shame. If I must pity, at least I do not want it known; and if I do pity, it is preferably from a distance.

We must have friendship for all; we must be merciful toward those that are in misery; when people are happy, we ought to be happy; and to the wicked we must be indifferent. These attitudes will make the mind peaceful.

Two works of mercy set a person free: Forgive and you will be forgiven, and give and you will receive.

O, let him pass. He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.

I noticed, as I had done before, that there was a lull among the mosquitoes about midnight, and that they began again in the morning. Nature is thus merciful. But apparently they need rest as well as we.

True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.

... justice is mercy's highest self.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope.

Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don't deserve it.

It is the madness of folly, to expect mercy from those who have refused to do justice; and even mercy, where conquest is the object, is only a trick of war; the cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.

Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

Nothing can make injustice just but mercy.

Be merciful, moderate, and modest.

Suffering is a gift; in its hidden mercy

I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.

There is a devilish mercy in the judge, if you'll implore it, that will free your life, but fetter you till death.

If you wish mercy, show mercy to the weak.

Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe.

Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires.

Let us draw the curtain of charity over the rest of this scene

O, if the deeds of human creatures could be traced to their source, how beautiful would even death appear; for how much charity, mercy, and purified affection would be seen to have their growth in dusty graves!

The case of Andrews is really a very bad one, as appears by the record already before me. Yet before receiving this I had orderedhis punishment commuted to imprisonmentand had so telegraphed. I did this, not on any merit in the case, but because I am trying to evade the butchering business lately.

Laws ... proportionate and mild should never be dispensed with. Let mercy be the character of the law-giver, but let the judge be a mere machine.

So long as we are receivers of mercy, we must be givers of thanks.

Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies.

Whereto serves mercy But to confront the visage of offense?

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

Grace comes to forgive and then forgive again.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

If a man had more than one life, I think a little hanging would not hurt this one; but after he is once dead, we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be; so the boy shall be pardoned.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

The quality of mercy is not strained

Pardon's the word to all.

The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes: 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings; But mercy is above this sceptred sway; It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice.

Pilate was merciful till it became risky.

That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.

Press not a falling man too far; 'tis virtue:His faults lie open to the laws; let them,Not you, correct him.

We simply cannot delegate the exercise of mercy and generosity to others.

Mercy detached from justice grows unmerciful.

There is no greater mercy that I know of on earth than good health except it is sickness, and that has often been a greater mercy to me than health.

I have three treasures which I hold and keep. The first is mercy; the second is economy. The third is daring not to be ahead of others. From mercy comes courage; from economy comes generosity; From humility comes leadership.

He conquers twice, who shows mercy to the conquered.

Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can see the difference between a Greek king and a barbarian tyrant, so do not expect to suffer any harm from me. A king does not kill messengers.

One has been a poor spectator of life if one has not witnessed the hand - that kills from mercy.

As you from crimes would pardon'd be, Let your indulgence set me free.

On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

Use every man according to his desert and who should 'scape whipping? Use them after your own honor and dignity, the less they deserve ... the more merit in your bounty.

A dark cloud is no sign that the sun has lost his light; and dark black convictions are no arguments that God has laid aside His mercy.