Mercy Quotes

"It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe."

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven."

“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”

“He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”

“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.”

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

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven."

“He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.”

George Herbert

“The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath.”

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

“Love truth, but pardon error.”

Voltaire

“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.”

J. R. R. Tolkien

"God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy."

Pope Francis

"Nothing can make injustice just but mercy."

Robert Frost

“The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.”

“Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.”