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Of all the characters of cruelty, I consider the most despicable the one that cloaks himself in a garb of read more
Of all the characters of cruelty, I consider the most despicable the one that cloaks himself in a garb of mercy.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims read more
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.
Mercy often inflicts death.
[Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.]
Mercy often inflicts death.
[Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.]
It is noble to grant life to the vanquished.
[Lat., Pulchrum est vitam donare minori.]
It is noble to grant life to the vanquished.
[Lat., Pulchrum est vitam donare minori.]
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.
The mercy that was quick in us but late,
By your own counsel is suppressed and killed.
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The mercy that was quick in us but late,
By your own counsel is suppressed and killed.
You must not dare for shame to talk of mercy;
For your own reasons turn into your bosoms
As dogs upon their masters, worrying you.
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", read more
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.It is not the reciever that is blessed, but it is the giver.Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
