Mercifully Quotes

29 quotes by 28 authors

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou… — Venerable Bede
The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection. — Henry Ward Beecher
This revelation of the secrets of nature, long mercifully withheld from man, should arouse the most solemn reflections in the mind and conscience of every… — Winston Churchill
Glorious are the woods in their latest gold and crimson, Yet our full-leaved willows are in the freshest green. Such a kindly autumn, so mercifully… — William C. Bryant
For many of us, sadly, the spirit of Christmas is "hurry". And yet, eventually, the hour comes when the rushing ends and the race against… — Burton Hill
A civilized society looks with horror upon the abuse and torture of children or adults. Even where capital punishment is practiced, the aim is to… — Sidney Hatch
Even in these mercifully emancipated decades, many people still seem quite seriously alarmed at the prospect of sleeping away from officially consecrated campsites, with no… — Colin Fletcher
I don't think I've ever quite grown out of it, actually. There was a point where I could recite some of those Elvish verses -… — Salman Rushdie
The Lord called me by the way of simplicity and humility, and this way He hath shown me in truth for me and those who… — Francis of Assisi
The stupidity of a stupid man is mercifully intimate and reticient, while the stupidity of an intellectual is cried from the rooftops. — Peter Ustinov
Stephanie Kallos's lovely and heartfelt first novel is a gift. A story of broken hearts and broken promises, it is also the story of the… — Sheri Holman
Besides loving each other, we must bear with each other and pardon ? 'forgive them that trespass against us' ? in order that our heavenly… — John of Kronstadt
I love that man better who swears a stream as long as my arm yet deals justice to his neighbors and mercifully deals his substance… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins… — Jeffrey Sachs
Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened. — Lawrence Durrell
If you wish to strengthen your confidence in God still more, often recall the loving way in which He has acted toward you, and how… — Alphonsus Liguori
It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are… — George Bernard Shaw
After a time," said old Mathers disregarding me, "I mercifully perceived the errors of my ways and the unhappy destination I would reach unless I… — Flann O'Brien
We can never go back again, that much is certain. The past is still close to us. The things we have tried to forget and… — Daphne du Maurier
I do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense... Schopenhauerâ€™s saying, â€˜A man can do what he wants, but not will… — Albert Einstein

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