“The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.” — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
We have not yet encountered any god who is as merciful as a man who flicks a beetle over on its feet. — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“I look at the others, simpering courtiers and visiting dignitaries, all unsuspecting of what is to come. A merciful man should spare… — A.F. Stewart Copy Share Image
He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck… — Douglas William Jerrold Copy Share Image
Let there always be a preponderance of mercy with you, even though you don't feel such mercy in yourself, as God has… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
