Mercy Quotes

1395 Mercy quotes by 828 unique authors

The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously I inquire, the less I seem to know...Do… — John Adams
But miracles are not for the asking; they come only when the stern eyes of God droop shut for a moment, and Our Lady takes… — Michel Faber
For children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
My heart sings of your longing for me, and my thoughts climb down to marvel at your mercy. I do not fear as you gather… — Leonard Cohen
And of the Witch? In the life of a Witch, there is no "after", in the "ever after" of a Witch there is no "happily";… — Gregory Maguire
That mercy towards one set of creatures was cruelty towards another sickened his sense of harmony. As you got older, and felt yourself to be… — Thomas Hardy
and half of learning to play is learning what not to play and she's learning the spaces she leaves have their own things to say… — Ani DiFranco
I could scream down 90 mountains to less than dust if only one living human had eyes in the head and heart in the body,… — Charles Bukowski
People don't have any mercy. They tear you limb from limb, in the name of love. Then, when you're dead, when they've killed you by… — James A. Baldwin
God have mercy on the man who doubts what he's sure of. — Bruce Springsteen
A quality of justice A quantity of light A particle of mercy Makes the color of right — Neil Peart
Once war becomes a clash of absolutes, there is no breathing room for mercy. Absolute truth is blind truth. — Deepak Chopra
She had no mercy. He looked at her neck and thought how he would like to jab it with the knife he had for his… — W. Somerset Maugham
Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws… — Wendell Berry
Mercy is the golden chain by which society is bound together. — William Blake
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!' Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good. — Robert E. Lee
Night is a time of rigor, but also of mercy. There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark — Isaac Bashevis Singer
He prays because he knows he doesn't control it. He's at the mercy of it. — Michael Crichton
mercy, I think, doesn't the human race know anything about mercy? — Charles Bukowski
To the American People: Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be… — Calvin Coolidge
Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them. Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it… — Patricia Briggs
But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,' faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing… — Charles Dickens
Women's lib, Frannie had decided, was nothing more nor less than an outgrowth of the technological society. Women were at the mercy of their bodies.… — Stephen King
Justice and mercy/ Are human dreams, they do not concern the birds nor the fish nor eternal God. — Robinson Jeffers

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