Being all fashioned of the self-same dust,
Let us be merciful as well as just.

Being all fashioned of the self-same dust,
Let us be merciful as well as just.

Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet read more

Much 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.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They read more

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.

And shut the gates of mercy on mankind.

And shut the gates of mercy on mankind.

To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Exaggerated self-importance is deemed an individual fault, but a racial virtue.

Exaggerated self-importance is deemed an individual fault, but a racial virtue.

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

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

The corn that makes the holy bread
By which the soul of man is fed,
The holy read more

The corn that makes the holy bread
By which the soul of man is fed,
The holy bread, the food unpriced,
Thy everlasting mercy, Christ.