Quotes about mercy

It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

— Lyman Abbott

The merciful shall obtain mercy.

— Bible

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. [Mathew]

— Bible

A merciful person is merciful to their animals.

— Bible

Of all the characters of cruelty, I consider the most despicable the one that cloaks himself in a garb of mercy.

— Fox

Religion and education are no match for evil without the grace of God.

— B. R. Hayden

Mercy is nobility's true badge.

— Motto

Offenders never pardon.

— Proverb

There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny.

— Frederick W. Robertson

Clemency is one of the brightest diamonds in the crown of majesty.

— W. Secker

In case of doubt we should always lean on the side of mercy.

— Source Unknown

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.

— George Washington

Teach me to feel another's Woe. To hide the Fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That Mercy show to me.

— Alexander Pope