Mercy Quotes

"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it."
-Sir Winston Churchill

"The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. 'T is mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread a."
-William Shakespeare

"Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge."
-William Shakespeare

"Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy."
-William Shakespeare

"Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save."
-John Gay

"I would lose my way again, be led hopelessly astray again, just so I can pray again...For the mercy in you."
-Depeche Mode

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."
-Abraham Lincoln

"All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."
-Sir Winston Churchill

"I feel the same way about solitude as some people feel about the blessing of the church. It's the light of grace for me. I never close my door behind me without the awareness that I am carrying out an act of mercy toward myself."
-Peter Hoeg

"I take space to be the central fact to man born in America. I spell it large because it comes large here. Large and without mercy."
-Charles Olson

"Jennifer is throwing herself on the mercy of this court and the community, and we hope the court, after hearing all the facts, will do what we ask, and that is not to put Jennifer in jail."
-Barry Cohen

"The best thing you can do when you've made a mistake is exactly what she's done: Admit it, admit it soon and put yourself at the mercy of the people."
-Cathy Allen

"Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal."
-Arthur C. Clarke

"I don't think you can think that way. The only thing we can control is to win. If we don't win, we're at the mercy of other teams losing or favorites winning (across the country)."
-Scott Trost

"She represents the history and tradition set forth by the Sisters of Mercy."
-Larry Beck

"Right now we're at the mercy of the Transit Authority. We've given up our leverage."
-Randy Nevels

"Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy."
-Muslih uddin Sadi

"Politics are a lousy way for a free man to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort."
-P. J. O'Rourke

"Shame on you, Gary Ridgway. May God have mercy on your pathetic soul. I'm content to know that your hell is constant and never-ending through eternity."
-Virginia Graham

"The intensity was there on defense. That was good for (the offense). That's how it has to be for us to get prepared, because there's going to be no mercy from USC. They're the best team in the country."
-Tyler Graunke

"The angel of mercy, the child of love, together had flown to the realms above."
-Fanny Crosby

"Here you're at the mercy of the gas companies."
-Jerry Lambert

"At the moment at which I admitted my sin and asked for God's forgiveness, He gave me the deepest level of understanding of mercy that I could ever have imagined."
-Penny Bragg

"I believe that the jurors will understand the difference between murder and an act of mercy and compassion. Just because the prosecution has indicated that this is murder, that does not mean it is so."
-David Gorosh

"You must understand in all humility that you are at the mercy of the weather."
-Lee Sullivan

"It was a good test and we got what we wanted in that we got those first?game jitters out of the way. Now let's move on to Mount Mercy."
-Steve Williamson

"At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness."
-Peter Stark

"We're hopeful the governor will hear our plea and act in a way that shows the quality of mercy."
-William Keeler