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    Sweet Mercy! to the gates of Heaven
    This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
    The rueful conflict, the heart riven
    With vain endeavour,
    And memory of earth's bitter leaven
    Effaced forever.

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Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

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Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

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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.

by Agatha Christie Found in: Mercy Quotes,
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Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God,
My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee.

Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God,
My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Mercy Quotes,
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They are immobile and voiceless,
and cannot ask for the mercy of water,
those trapped caged house plants.
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They are immobile and voiceless,
and cannot ask for the mercy of water,
those trapped caged house plants.
In the winter they feel no breeze
nor are they touched by a hand which frees.

by O Anna Niemus Found in: Mercy Quotes,
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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.

by Horace Mann Found in: Mercy Quotes,
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The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It read more

The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed- It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Mercy Quotes,
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The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and read more

The most valuable things in life are not measured in monetary terms. The really important things are not houses and lands, stocks and bonds, automobiles and real estate, but friendships, trust, confidence, empathy, mercy, love and faith.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Mercy Quotes,
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'Tis vain to flee; till gentle Mercy show
Her better eye, the farther off we go,
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'Tis vain to flee; till gentle Mercy show
Her better eye, the farther off we go,
The swing of Justice deals the mightier blow.

by Francis Quarles Found in: Mercy Quotes,
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