912 Quotes About Mercy
- Author Elizabeth Bear
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She said, "You're a warrior. So how do you kill without rage?""In compassion. Because of necessity." Hrahima set the empty water bowl back in Samarkar's hands. "The same way you carry water.
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- Author Christian D. Larson
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The true purpose of the strong is to promote greater strength in the weak, and not to keep the weak in that state where they are at the mercy of the strong.
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- Author Oscar Wilde
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I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.
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- Author Patricia Briggs
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Yes," he said sincerely. "Such a one deserves peanut butter on the seat of his pants.
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- Author Christopher Peterson
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We classify the positive traits that protect us from excess as strengths of temperance. What are the types of excess of special concern? Hatred—against which forgiveness and mercy protect us. Arrogance—against which humility and modesty protect us. Short-term pleasure with long-term costs—against which prudence protects us. And destabilizing emotional extremes of all sorts—against which self-regulation protects us.
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- Author Kilroy J. Oldster
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It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. Wisdom, compassion, and courage are essential ingredients for love. To love other people we must begin by forgiving them. If we do not bring forth the part of us that is capable of love and compassion, it will destroy us.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The only thing I hate about good people is that they like making their being good people bad people’s problem.
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- Author Lailah Gifty Akita
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We may have different points of arguments from perspectives of belief, faith and religion.But we must not hate each other. We are one human family.
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- Author William Wilberforce
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Having seen all this you can choose to look the other way, but you can never say again, 'I did not know.
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