Compassion Quote by Catherynne M. Valente

“Justice without mercy is tyranny”

— E'Jéi Osborne

“The time's gone by for sentiment and all that foolery. Mercy's all very well but after all it's justice that clinches the bargain.”

— Walter de la Mare

“Mercy but murders pardoning those who kill.”

— William Shakespeare

“But what about justice?—Justice! Look who wants justice! Most of mankind has lived and died without—totally without it. People by the billions and for…

— Saul Bellow

“Sometimes, the scales of justice find a level of their own, without our help... And sometimes, in seeking justice, we don't always serve it.”

— Susanna Kearsley

“Mercy is a contingency plan, devised by the guilty in the eventuality that they are caught. Justice is the domain of the just. -…

— Terry Goodkind

“But mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice.”

— Brent Weeks

“Mercy means that we no longer constantly judge everybody’s large and tiny failures, foolish hearts, dubious convictions, and inevitable bad behavior. We will never…

— Anne Lamott

“There's no justice in this world, the things that happen to people.”

— Julie Berry

“Sometimes people shouldn’t get what they deserve. If there isn’t more in the world than justice, it’s all for nothing.”

— Brent Weeks

“Did you see any of those who are downtrodden, would that justice help them? Anyone oppressed and suppressed around you take a decision, make…

— Sunday Adelaja

“We would soon be on our way to war, where mercy is unwise and kindness has no place.”

— Andrew Levkoff