Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

As if pity is, as he has been taught, not a helpless outcry but a powerful tide that could redeem the world...

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

Temper justice with mercy.

Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a fat missionary.

Where the happy medium cannot be attained, it is better and safer to fall short on this side than on that; that is, too much mercy is better than too much punishment. One can withdraw and reduce too much mercy; but punishment cannot be taken back, especially where it touches body, life, or limb.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

I always knew that deep down in every human heart, there was mercy and generosity.

It's natural to want mercy for yourself but justice for others. It's natural to be very aware of the sin others, yet blind to your own. If we are ever going to be people of mercy, we need bountiful mercy ourselves, because what stands in the way of our being a community of mercy is us.

When you remember mercy, you are humble, thankful, and tender.