Quotes about Mercy

For the lord thy God is a merciful God; he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee.

Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Mercy is the very foundation of the Church's life…The Church's very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love…Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until this violent storm is past.

Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now i see.

It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity... Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself but kind to others.

Rats and roaches live by competition under the law of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.

We shall not kill and maybe next time we even won't.