Quotes about Mercy
The most faithful disciples of Christ have been builders of peace, to the point of forgiving their enemies, sometimes even to the point of giving their lives for them.
— Pope John Paul II
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
— Mahatma Gandhi
For Christians above all men are forbidden to correct the stumblings of sinners by force.
— St. John Chrysostom
The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
We sinned for no reason but an incomprehensible lack of love, and He saved us for no reason but an incomprehensible excess of love.
— Peter Kreeft
Justice is the grammar of things. Mercy is the poetry of things.
— Frederick Buechner
Forgiveness is abandoning your right to revenge.
— Desmond Tutu
He who demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.
— Thomas Adams
Grace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame.
— John Bevere
Thou art coming to a King, large petitions with thee bring, for His grace and power are such none can ever ask too much.
— John Newton
Grace is power, not just pardon.
— John Piper
Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life.
— Joseph Prince