"Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule." - William Cowper

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“Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.”

What you give out has a way of coming back around. Being merciful isn't just good for others — it opens doors for grace in your own life too.

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“Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.”

— William Cowper

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“The ruler who is guided by mercy and justice earns the devotion that force can never command.”

— Saadi Shirazi

“A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just and kindness is mercy in everyday clothing”

— Pope Francis

“When we meet pain with mercy something new is born within us that is healing”

— Stephen Levine

“Healing is entering with mercy and awareness those places in ourselves where we have closed our heart”

— Stephen Levine

“Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.”

— Adam Smith

“Extreme justice is often injustice.”

— Jean Racine

“He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?”

— Lord Byron

“The strictest justice is sometimes the greatest injustice.”

— Terence