Mercy

"To hide the fault I see: That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me."

"'Tis vain to flee; till gentle Mercy show Her better eye, the farther off we go, The swing of Justice deals the mightier blow."

"Think not the good, The gentle deeds of mercy thou hast done, Shall die forgotten all; the poor, the prisoner, The fatherless, the friendless, and the widow, Who daily owe the bounty of thy hand, Shall cry to Heaven, and pull a blessing on thee."

"Mortem misericors sæpe pro vita dabit."

"Whereto serves mercy, But to confront the visage of offence?"

"You must not dare, for shame, to talk of mercy; For your own reasons turn into your bosoms, As dogs upon their masters, worrying you."

"Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God! My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee."

"Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe."

"Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill."

"Who will not mercie unto others show, How can he mercie ever hope to have?"

"Pulchrum est vitam donare minori."

"Sweet Mercy! to the gates of Heaven This Minstrel lead, his sins forgiven; The rueful conflict, the heart riven With vain endeavour, And memory of earth's bitter leaven Effaced forever."

"Nothing humbles and breaks the heart of a sinner like mercy and love. Souls that converse much with sin and wrath, may be much terrified; but souls that converse much with grace and mercy, will be much humbled."

"God loves our mercy to one another; but not upon conditions at variance with sanctity to Him."

"Kind hearts are here; yet would the tenderest one Have limits to its mercy; God has none."

"Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?"