Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even so is the Lord merciful unto them that fear him. – Book of Common Prayer
His mercy endureth for ever. – Book of Common Prayer
Mercy should make us ashamed, wrath afraid to sin. – William Gurnall
In case of doubt it is best to lean to the side of mercy. – Legal Maxim
The corn that makes the holy bread
By which the soul of man is fed,
The holy bread, the food unpriced,
Thy everlasting mercy, Christ. – John Masefield
Heaven have mercy on us all- Presbyterians and Pagans alike- for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending. – Herman Melville
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, The Universal Prayer
Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge. – William Shakespeare
A second-century rabbi said that if 999 angels gave a bad account of a man and one angel reported favorably, God would hear the one angel, even if 999 parts of that one angel’s report were unfavorable. God would hearken to the favorable part. – Israel Shenker
Though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion. – Lam. 3:32
Ye fearful saints fresh courage take,
The clouds you so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break,
With blessings on your head.
– William Cowper, Light Shining out of Darkness
God tempers the cold to the shorn lamb. – Henri Estienne
The vessels of mercy are first seasoned with affliction, and then the wine of glory is poured in. Thus we see afflictions are but beneficial to the saints. – Thomas Watson
We hand folks over to God’s mercy, and show none ourselves. – George Eliot
The wild God of the world is sometimes merciful to those
That ask mercy, not often to the arrogant. – Hurt Hawks
Who will not mercy unto others show,
How can he mercy ever hope to have. – Edmund Spenser
– Now you know that God is all the time looking for you, till the end of your life.
– It is terrible, whispered the small man. … There is nothing more horrible for a man, who is not willing to accept mercy. – Mika Waltari, Finnish writer