Mercy Quotes

1395 Mercy quotes by 828 unique authors

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule. — William Cowper
He that negotiates between God and man, As God's ambassador, the grand concerns Of judgment and of mercy, should beware Of lightness in his speech. — William Cowper
I seem forsaken and alone, / I hear the lion roar; / And every door is shut but one, / And that is Mercy's door. — William Cowper
Mercy stood in the cloud, with eye that wept Essential love. — Robert Pollok
How can we speak of right and justice if we take an innocent creature and shed its blood? How can we pray to God for… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Here, reality is not subordinated to painting, indeed painting seems the handmaid of reality, though we feel it tending towards a procedure which, while not… — Andre Malraux
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own. — Charles Churchill
Israel, and you who call yourself Israel, the Church that calls itself Israel, and the revolt that calls itself Israel, and every nation chosen to… — Leonard Cohen
May God in his mercy enable us without obstinacy to perceive our errors. — Michael Servetus
The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy; And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory — John Fletcher
You are never to lose sight of nature; the instant you do, you are all abroad, at the mercy of every gust of fashion, without… — Joshua Reynolds
Write your name in kindness, love and mercy on the hearts of the thousands you come in contact with year by year, and you will… — Thomas Chalmers
When in such sadness I earnestly elevated my spirit into God and locked my whole heart and mind along with all my thoughts and will… — Jakob Bohme
The corn that makes the holy bread By which the soul of man is fed, The holy bread, the food unpriced, Thy everlasting mercy, Christ. — John Masefield
May God have mercy on my soul for the deaths on my name and for the treachery I committed. Betrayal of God and country, what… — E. Howard Hunt
Pour not on the comforts you want, but upon the mercies you have. Look rather at God's ending in afflicting, than to the measure and… — Christopher Love
Justice is God's control over the order of the universe. Mercy is God's power even over the order of the universe. — Kevin Cook
Something is funny, most of all, because it's true, and because the velocity of insight into this truth exceeds our normal standards. Something is funny… — Steve Almond
As I rejected amnesty, so I reject revenge. I ask all Americans who ever asked for goodness and mercy in their lives, who ever sought… — Gerald R. Ford
The heart of Christ can be seen through the openings of his wounds. For what can prove to me so clearly as your wounds that… — Bernard of Clairvaux
My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over. Our Constitution works; our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here… — Gerald R. Ford
A day of grace is yet held out to us. Both North and South have been guilty before God; and the Christian Church has a… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance. Some one… — Frank Knox
A race that is solely dependent upon another for economic existence sooner or later dies. As we have in the past been living upon the… — Marcus Garvey
Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends. — Mark Hopkins

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