Quotes About Mercy

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.

I intend to die in a tavern; let the wine be placed near my dying mouth, so that when the choirs of angels come, they may say, "God be merciful to this drinker!"

This escapade taught me a lesson," Nimitz later recalled, "to look with lenient and tolerant eye on first offenders when in later years they appeared before me as a Commanding Officer holding Mast."8

The dead don't desire revenge, but the happiness of the livng. To dirty your small hands would bring joy to no one. -Kenshin to Eiji

I'm at the mercy of Editors, who are hidden behind panels and are never seen by mortal eyes.

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 of justice and mercy.

if they make me watch that movie one more time, I will fall down on my knees and beg for mercy

At issue was the question whether this man's faith could prevail against a man whose equal faith it was that this society is sick beyond saving, and that mercy itself pleads for its swift extinction and replacement by another.

Some say God caught them even before they fell.

The books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill!

I knew you're a God of love. You're always ready to change your mind about punishing people." -Jonah

The poor in spirit are blessed because theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The meek are blessed because they'll inherit the earth. People who are hungry to do right are blessed because they'll be filled. People who have mercy are blessed because they'll be given mercy. The pure in heart are blessed because they'll see God. Peacemakers are blessed because they'll be called children of God.

veil that hides the future from us is woven by an angel of mercy. Unfortunately, there's no veil that can shield us from our past. It's filled with ghosts. The ghosts of loved ones. The ghosts of enemies. They're with us always. They're here with us now.

Why did he kill my mother and sisters, Gabriel? Was it because we stole his land? Was it because we were occupiers? No, it was because we wanted to make peace. If I hate them, you'll forgive me. If I beg you to show Khaled no mercy, you'll grant me leniency for my crimes. I'm Dina Sarid, the avenged remnant. I'm the sixth million. And if Khaled comes here tonight, don't you dare let him get on that bus."     Lev

This notion of eternal punishment strikes me as one of the most perverse ideas ever devised. Monotheistic religions describe their God as merciful and compassionate, and in the same breath tell us that this merciful and compassionate God will sentence people to eternal torture if they don't believe in his existence, despite a complete lack of objective evidence. Is it just me, or are we looking at a bit of a contradiction?

la memoria esconde las cartas perdedoras, selecciona, tiene piedad.

Even when we feel we should be disqualified from all that Christ offers, grace beckons us back.

Never write people off for making a mistake! God does not work this way, and neither should we.

It is God's job to judge; it is our job to share His love.

Yo soy el que por amor a mí mismo borra tus transgresiones y no se acuerda más de tus pecados.

Qué Dios hay como tú, que perdone la maldad y pase por alto el delito del remanente de su pueblo? No siempre estarás airado, porque tu mayor placer es amar. Vuelve a compadecerte de nosotros. Pon tu pie sobre nuestras maldades y arroja al fondo del mar todos nuestros pecados. MIQUEAS 7:18-19 Tan

Oh Dios, ten compasión de mí, que soy pecador!".

La sabiduría es el camino que lleva a Dios. Está caracterizado por la justicia, la misericordia, el tacto, la humildad, la disciplina, el respeto a la autoridad, la "educabilidad" y la honestidad.

sabiduría es el camino que lleva a Dios. Está caracterizado por la justicia, la misericordia, el tacto, la humildad, la disciplina, el respeto a la autoridad, la "educabilidad" y la honestidad.