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The things which are most important don't always scream the loudest.
The things which are most important don't always scream the loudest.
 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. 
Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell There God is dwelling too. For Mercy has a human heart, Pity a human read more
Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell There God is dwelling too. For Mercy has a human heart, Pity a human face, And Love, the human form divine, And Peace, the human dress.
Hate shuts her soul when dove-eyed mercy pleads.
Hate shuts her soul when dove-eyed mercy pleads.
 Whereto serves mercy
 But to confront the visage of offense?  
 Whereto serves mercy
 But to confront the visage of offense? 
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
 How can we speak of right and justice if we take an innocent creature and shed
its blood?
How can read more 
 How can we speak of right and justice if we take an innocent creature and shed
its blood?
How can we pray to God for mercy if we ourselves have no mercy?
Nobel laureate in literature. 
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
 A sentinel angel sitting high in glory
 Heard this shrill wail ring out from Purgatory:
  "Have mercy, read more 
 A sentinel angel sitting high in glory
 Heard this shrill wail ring out from Purgatory:
  "Have mercy, mighty angel, hear my story!"