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The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It read more
The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
 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. 
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it read more
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
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.
 Mercy often inflicts death.
 [Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.]  
 Mercy often inflicts death.
 [Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.] 
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.
Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice.
Spare me through your mercy, do not punish me through your justice.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.