Merciful Quotes

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...these poets here, you see, they are not of this world:let them live their strange life; let them be cold and hungry, let them run,… — Arthur Rimbaud
Somewhere inside me is a merciful, forgiving person. Somewhere there is a girl who tries to understand what people are going through, who accepts that… — Veronica Roth
The merciful precepts of Christ will at last suffuse the Code and it will glow with their radiance. Crime will be considered an illness with… — Victor Hugo
It is remarkable how I am never quite clear about the motives for any of my decisions. Is that a sign of confusion or inner… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
We should acknowledge God merciful, but not always for us comprehensible. — Charlotte Bronte
Lestat and Louie feel sorry for vampires that sparkle in the sun. They would never hurt immortals who choose to spend eternity going to high… — Anne Rice
It's impossible to be the Mockingjay. Impossible to complete even this one sentence. Because now I know that everything I say will be directly taken… — Suzanne Collins
Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives… — Timothy Keller
I used to think that cruelty required malice, but that is not true. Jeanine has no reason to act out of malice. But she is… — Veronica Roth
I have always thought that Heaven is a place for people who had had a good life, but that is not true. God is merciful… — Etgar Keret
To business."Tux Dude extended his hand. "I am Prometheus." I was too surprised to shake."The fire-stealer guy?The chained-to-the-rock-with-the-vultures guy?" Prometheus winced. He touched the scratches… — Rick Riordan
Pilate was merciful till it became risky. — C.S. Lewis
[T]he merciful adjustment which nature makes when what cannot be cured must be endured. — Margaret Mitchell
The books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill! — Wilkie Collins
God is merciful to all, as he has been to you; he is first a father, then a judge. — Alexandre Dumas
I forgive you, but only because you said 'please.'" Smartass, I thought. Then I groaned at the instant chorus of "Please!" mixed with cries for… — Jeaniene Frost
You'll be surprised how infinitely merciful they [these tablets] are. The prescription number is 96814. I think of it as the telephone number of God! — Tennessee Williams
It's probably a merciful thing that pain is impossible to describe from memory — Christopher Hitchens
I could be compassionate, if I wanted. Metias would be merciful. But I was never as good a person as my brother. — Marie Lu
The world is quieter now. It is never quiet, but it can get quieter. What strange creatures we are, to find silence peaceful, when permanent… — David Levithan

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