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William Shakespeare3 quotes
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. — William Shakespeare · 1616Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge. — William Shakespeare · 1594The 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 · 1598Adam Smith1 quote
Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith · 1759Alexander Pope1 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 · 1738Edward Young1 quote
A God all mercy, is a God unjust. — Edward Young · 1743Jesus1 quote
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. — Jesus · 60John Milton1 quote
Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy. — John Milton · 1667Oskar Schindler1 quote
Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't. — Oskar Schindler · 1993