Mercy Quotes · Page 11

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

— Voltaire

Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved.

— Saint John Chrysostom

Women were the very devil, at the mercy of their frail strength.

— Margaret Way

“I contend that those who Agape can only administer mercy and grace." ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

— R. Alan Woods

Jesus intercedes for us each day. Let us pray: Lord, have mercy on me; intercede for me!

— Pope Francis

“Let thy first thought in a mercy new morning, be thanksgiving”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

God is rich in mercy. I know this wealth of his with the certainty of experience, I have touched it.

— Simone Weil

May Allah show mercy upon the man who shows me my faults.

— Umar

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the…

— Pope John Paul II

When God's justice falls, we are offended because we think God owes perpetual mercy. We must not take His grace for granted.…

— Anonymous

Mankind's real moral test, a test so radical and so deep that it escapes our gaze, is probably the one of its…

— Milan Kundera

When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost, in wonder, love and praise.

— Joseph Addison

For me, Islam is a moral reference point, a source of inspiration to work collectively with people, to love people and to…

— Wadah Khanfar

I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a…

— William Banting

In spiritual life, one must conduct one's whole life under the guidance of the guru. Only one who executes his spiritual life…

— A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Photography is without mercy--though it's nonsense to say it does not lie. Rather, it lies in a particular, capricious way which makes…

— Nick Harkaway

I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all…

— Robert E. Lee

. . . [T]hese [ideas] are only suggestions of the evil spirit who, to jeopardize your salvation, suggests to you extraordinary works…

— Vincent de Paul

I am the only wretch who keeps on heaping new iniquities and abominations on myself. O Monsieur, how merciful God is to…

— Vincent de Paul

This is our Lord’s will, that our prayer and our trust be both alike large. For if we trust not as much…

— Julian of Norwich

There is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and…

— Bryan Stevenson

Authority has to exist before it can be limited, and it is authority that is in scarce supply in those modernizing countries…

— Ferdinand Marcos

“We think that mercy is a sweeter and easier thing than justice, but it is not so; for justice takes us as…

— Anthony Esolen

Essential to receiving divine forgiveness are personal, individual recognition and acceptance of our Father's mercy, made available to us by the atoning…

— Ronald E. Poelman

May God in His mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may He lead us to Himself.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Peace on earth and mercy mild are still possible. On Christmas Eve, all things are possible.

— Gregg Easterbrook

“May whatever God you believe in have mercy on your soul”

— Q

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.

— Joseph Campbell

"Can't sleep with a dead man in my closet." "You killed someone?" asked Ben with interest.

— Patricia Briggs

Doing justice, loving mercy, seeking truth...these are the issues [the Bible] is clear on.

— Mel White

The greatest of all fools is the proud fool--who is at the mercy of every fool he meets.

— Washington Allston

I did not want to be coming off the stage at the mercy of what somebody else told me I did.

— Jack Nicholson

Jesus kept his wounds so that we would experience his mercy. This is our strength and our hope.

— Pope Francis

Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.

— Pope John Paul II

If compassion and mercy are not compatible with politics then something is the matter with politics.

— Gerald R. Ford

“You can’t conceive, my child, nor can I or anyone the … appalling … strangeness of the mercy of God.”

— Graham Greene

Because it strikes me there is something greater than judgement. I think it is called mercy.

— Sebastian Barry

Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

— John Dryden

My past life is abundantly full of God's mercy, and, above all sin, stands the forgiving love of the Crucified.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Never beg for mercy. Accept that you have failed. Begging is for dogs and humans.

— Paolo Bacigalupi