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Mercy12 quotes
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. — William Shakespeare · 1616Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — Jesus · 60Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy. — John Milton · 1667Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith · 1759Mercy triumphs over judgment. — James 2:13 · 49Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge. — William Shakespeare · 1594All 12 quotes →Justice2 quotes
Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy. — John Milton · 1667A God all mercy, is a God unjust. — Edward Young · 1743Beatitudes1 quote
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — Jesus · 60Compassion1 quote
Teach me to feel another's wo,
To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me. — Alexander Pope · 1738Empathy1 quote
Teach me to feel another's wo,
To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me. — Alexander Pope · 1738God's mercy1 quote
Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever. — Psalm 138:8 · 450 BCJudging others1 quote
Mercy triumphs over judgment. — James 2:13 · 49Legal theory1 quote
Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith · 1759Moral theory1 quote
Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith · 1759Nature of power1 quote
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't. — Oskar Schindler · 1993Perverse incentives1 quote
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. — William Shakespeare · 1616Power1 quote
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't. — Oskar Schindler · 1993Punishment1 quote
Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith · 1759Sermon on the Mount1 quote
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — Jesus · 60Sin1 quote
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. — William Shakespeare · 1616