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Religious literature5 quotes
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — Jesus · 60Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy. — John Milton · 1667Mercy triumphs over judgment. — James 2:13 · 49Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever. — Psalm 138:8 · 450 BCKyrie eleison. — 1570Tragedy (play)2 quotes
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. — William Shakespeare · 1616Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge. — William Shakespeare · 1594Comedy (play)1 quote
The quality of mercy is not strained.
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. — William Shakespeare · 1598Drama1 quote
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't. — Oskar Schindler · 1993Drama (film)1 quote
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't. — Oskar Schindler · 1993Epic poem1 quote
Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy. — John Milton · 1667Historical drama1 quote
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't. — Oskar Schindler · 1993Historical drama (film)1 quote
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't. — Oskar Schindler · 1993Philosophical literature1 quote
Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith · 1759