How can we speak of right and justice if we take an innocent creature and shed
its blood?
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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.

Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends.

Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends.

Mercy among the virtues is like the moon among the stars ... It is the light that hovers above the read more

Mercy among the virtues is like the moon among the stars ... It is the light that hovers above the judgment seat.

Hate shuts her soul when dove-eyed mercy pleads.

Hate shuts her soul when dove-eyed mercy pleads.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

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

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

Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.

Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.