I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.
—Mahatma Gandhi
There is no democracy in any love relation: only mercy.
—Gillian Rose
Cowards are cruel, but the brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.
—John Gay
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
—Winston Churchill
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
—William Shakespeare
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
—William Shakespeare
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.
'T is 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. Therefore, Jew,
Though justice be thy plea, consider this,
That in the course of justice none of us
Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy;
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
—William Shakespeare
The thing about surviving something truly tragic is that it changes your expectations forever. You make do with very little. You're grateful for crumbs. You make the best of small mercies. You endure large trials. You understand that life owes you nothing. You expect nothing, and when something wonderful happens, you don't trust it.
—Katy Regnery
There is no true justice unless mercy is part of it.
—The Zohar