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VauvenarguesMercy is of greater value than justice.

—  Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims

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Saint Thomas AquinasMercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.

—  Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274, Italian Dominican friar & philosopher

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William BlakeMercy is the golden chain by which society is bound together.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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Nikos KazantzakisJustice is good, but it’s for the angels. The man can not endure, he needs mercy. I wonder, my God, if the gate to heaven is at the bottom of hell.

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Jean RostandAltruism is often an alibi.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Graham GreeneYou cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

W.H. AudenAll pity is self-pity.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Robert Louis StevensonWe should wipe two words from our vocabulary: gratitude and charity. In real life, help is given out of friendship, or it is not valued; it is received from the hand of friendship, or it is resented.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

Alexandre DumasGod is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

Susan Sontag10 percent of any population is cruel, no matter what, and 10 percent is merciful, no matter what, and the remaining 80 percent can be moved in either direction.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

Cesare PaveseThere is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Quotes in Verse

William BlakeMercy, pity, and peace,
Are the world's release.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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