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Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Romeo and Juliet (c. 1595), Act III, Scene I, spoken by PrinceIn context
- Justice
As you from crimes would pardon’d be,
Let your indulgence set me free.
William Shakespeare1564–1616The Tempest (c. 1611), EpilogueIn context
- Freedom
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.
William Shakespeare1564–1616The Merchant of Venice (c. 1597), Act IV, Scene I, spoken by PortiaIn context
- Justice
I can so clearly distinguish between the criminal and his crime; I can so sincerely forgive the first while I abhor the last
Charlotte Brontë1816–1855Jane Eyre (1847), Chapter VIIn context
Wilt thou draw near the nature of the gods?
Draw near them then in being merciful.
Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Titus Andronicus (c. 1592), Act I, Scene I, spoken by TamoraIn context
- Character
No ceremony that to great ones longs,
Not the king’s crown, nor the deputed sword,
The marshal’s truncheon, nor the judge’s robe,
Become them with one half so good a grace
As mercy does.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Measure for Measure (c. 1604), Act II, Scene II, spoken by IsabellaIn context
- Power
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
The Bible (King James Version)Proverbs 25:21–22 (KJV)In context
- Enemies
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Luke (1611), Luke 6:37–38 (KJV)In context
- Charity