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Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare
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The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. 'T is mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty, Wherein doth sit the dread a.

William Shakespeare
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Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. -William Shakespeare
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Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save.

John Gay
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I would lose my way again, be led hopelessly astray again, just so I can pray again...For the mercy in you.

Depeche Mode
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We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. -Sir Winston Churchill
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I believe that the first test of a truly great man is his humility. I don't mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them. And they see something divine in every other man and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful.

John Ruskin
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I feel the same way about solitude as some people feel about the blessing of the church. It's the light of grace for me. I never close my door behind me without the awareness that I am carrying out an act of mercy toward myself.

Peter Hoeg
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He's throwing himself at the mercy of this body. -Marc Lubet
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I take space to be the central fact to man born in America. I spell it large because it comes large here. Large and without mercy.

Charles Olson
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A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.

Lawrence G. Lovasik
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy. -Muslih-uddin Sadi
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Jennifer is throwing herself on the mercy of this court and the community, and we hope the court, after hearing all the facts, will do what we ask, and that is not to put Jennifer in jail.

Barry Cohen
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At the Mercy of the River: An Exploration of the Last African Wilderness.

Peter Stark
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Princes of courtesy, merciful, proud and strong. -Henry Newbolt
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She represents the history and tradition set forth by the Sisters of Mercy.

Larry Beck
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Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

Arthur C. Clarke
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The best thing you can do when you've made a mistake is exactly what she's done: Admit it, admit it soon and put yourself at the mercy of the people. -Cathy Allen
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The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is to kill it.

Margaret Sanger
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I don't think you can think that way. The only thing we can control is to win. If we don't win, we're at the mercy of other teams losing or favorites winning (across the country).

Scott Trost
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The intensity was there on defense. That was good for (the offense). That's how it has to be for us to get prepared, because there's going to be no mercy from USC. They're the best team in the country. -Tyler Graunke
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Right now we're at the mercy of the Transit Authority. We've given up our leverage.

Randy Nevels
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Merciful death, how you love your precious guilt.

Anne Rice
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Politics are a lousy way for a free man to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort. -P. J. O'Rourke
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Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.

William E. Simon
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Shame on you, Gary Ridgway. May God have mercy on your pathetic soul. I'm content to know that your hell is constant and never-ending through eternity.

Virginia Graham
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I believe that the jurors will understand the difference between murder and an act of mercy and compassion. Just because the prosecution has indicated that this is murder, that does not mean it is so. -David Gorosh
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You must understand in all humility that you are at the mercy of the weather.

Lee Sullivan
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The angel of mercy, the child of love, together had flown to the realms above.

Fanny Crosby
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We're hopeful the governor will hear our plea and act in a way that shows the quality of mercy. -William Keeler
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