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48 Mercy Quotes to Inspire Compassion (GRACE)

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Top 10 Most Famous Quotes on Mercy (BEST)

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. – Voltaire
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. - Abraham Lincoln
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. – Abraham Lincoln
Teach me to feel another's woe. To hide the fault I see That the mercy I show to others; that mercy also show to me. - Alexander Pope
Teach me to feel another’s woe. To hide the fault I see: That the mercy I show to others; that mercy also show to me. – Alexander Pope
A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just. - Pope Francis
A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just. – Pope Francis
Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight. - Pope Benedict XVI
Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight. – Pope Benedict XVI
God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world. - Billy Graham
God’s mercy and grace give me hope – for myself, and for our world. – Billy Graham
You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God. - Saint Stephen
You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God. – Saint Stephen
God's mercy is fresh and new every morning. - Joyce Meyer
God’s mercy is fresh and new every morning. – Joyce Meyer
Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed onto mankind. - Conrad Hilton
Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed onto mankind. – Conrad Hilton
The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy. - Ken Kesey
The truth doesn’t have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy. – Ken Kesey

7 Quotes About Being Merciful to Others (PEACE)

He that demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass. - Thomas Adams
He that demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass. – Thomas Adams
In helping others we benefit ourselves; we heal our own wounds in binding up those of others. - Ambrose
In helping others we benefit ourselves; we heal our own wounds in binding up those of others. – Ambrose
Nowhere do we imitate God more than in showing mercy. - Albert Barnes
Nowhere do we imitate God more than in showing mercy. – Albert Barnes
The more godly any man is, the more merciful that man will be. - Thomas Brooks
The more godly any man is, the more merciful that man will be. – Thomas Brooks
Our presence in a place of need is more powerful than a thousand sermons. - Charles Colson
Our presence in a place of need is more powerful than a thousand sermons. – Charles Colson
If we refuse mercy here, we shall have justice in eternity. - Jeremy Taylor
If we refuse mercy here, we shall have justice in eternity. – Jeremy Taylor

“It will not bother me in the hour of death to reflect that I have been ‘had for a sucker’ by any number of impostors; but it would be a torment to know that one had refused even one person in need.”

C. S. Lewis

31 Inspirational Quotes About Mercy From God (GRACE)

God leads us to eternal life not by our merits but according to his mercy. - Augustine
God leads us to eternal life not by our merits but according to his mercy. – Augustine
God’s mercy can drown great sins, as the sea covers great rocks. - Thomas Watson
God’s mercy can drown great sins, as the sea covers great rocks. – Thomas Watson
One spiritual mercy is worth more than all temporal blessings. - William S. Plumer
One spiritual mercy is worth more than all temporal blessings. – William S. Plumer
Take notice not only of the mercies of God, but of God in the mercies. - Ralph Venning
Take notice not only of the mercies of God, but of God in the mercies. – Ralph Venning
The tree of mercy will not drop its fruits unless shaken by the hand of prayer. - Thomas Watson
The tree of mercy will not drop its fruits unless shaken by the hand of prayer. – Thomas Watson
God hath two hands, a right hand of mercy and a left hand of justice. - John Boys
God hath two hands, a right hand of mercy and a left hand of justice. – John Boys
As God’s mercies are new every morning toward his people, so his anger is new every morning against the wicked. - Matthew Henry
As God’s mercies are new every morning toward his people, so his anger is new every morning against the wicked. – Matthew Henry
God’s reasons of mercy are all drawn from himself, not from anything in us. - Matthew Henry
God’s reasons of mercy are all drawn from himself, not from anything in us. – Matthew Henry
God gives his anger by weight but his mercy without measure.
God gives his anger by weight but his mercy without measure.
God’s crumbs are better than the world’s loaves.
God’s crumbs are better than the world’s loaves.
Grace is especially associated with men in their sins: mercy is usually associated with men in their misery.
Grace is especially associated with men in their sins: mercy is usually associated with men in their misery.
Mercy is without price and beyond all price.
Mercy is without price and beyond all price.
Sin’s misery and God’s mercy are beyond measure.
Sin’s misery and God’s mercy are beyond measure.
No man acts with true wisdom till he fears God and hopes in his mercy. - William S. Plumer
No man acts with true wisdom till he fears God and hopes in his mercy. – William S. Plumer
What a world this would be if God sat on a throne of justice only, and if no mercy were ever to be shown to men! - Albert Barnes
What a world this would be if God sat on a throne of justice only, and if no mercy were ever to be shown to men! – Albert Barnes
A Christian should always remember that his mercies are greater than his miseries. - John Blanchard
A Christian should always remember that his mercies are greater than his miseries. – John Blanchard
Remembrance of past mercies is a great stimulus to present faith. - Jerry Bridges
Remembrance of past mercies is a great stimulus to present faith. – Jerry Bridges
As there is no mercy too great for God to give, so there is no mercy too little for us to crave. - Thomas Brooks
As there is no mercy too great for God to give, so there is no mercy too little for us to crave. – Thomas Brooks
Mercy and punishment, they flow from God, as the honey and the sting from the bee. - Thomas Brooks
Mercy and punishment, they flow from God, as the honey and the sting from the bee. – Thomas Brooks
The candle of mercy is set up not to play by but to work by. - Thomas Brooks
The candle of mercy is set up not to play by but to work by. – Thomas Brooks
When we come to election, we see nothing but mercy on every side. - John Calvin
When we come to election, we see nothing but mercy on every side. – John Calvin
Without faith we are not fit to desire mercy. - Stephen Charnock
Without faith we are not fit to desire mercy. – Stephen Charnock
Christ is the mine of mercy and the gold-ore of grace and salvation. - Thomas Hooker
Christ is the mine of mercy and the gold-ore of grace and salvation. – Thomas Hooker
Mercy in the promise is as the apple in the seed. - William Gurnall
Mercy in the promise is as the apple in the seed. – William Gurnall
If God dealt with people today as he did in the days of Ananias and Sapphira, every church would need a morgue in the basement. - Vance Havner
If God dealt with people today as he did in the days of Ananias and Sapphira, every church would need a morgue in the basement. – Vance Havner
God’s mercy is never given at the expense of his justice. - Gordon J. Keddie
God’s mercy is never given at the expense of his justice. – Gordon J. Keddie
If the end of one mercy were not the beginning of another, we were undone. - Philip Henry
If the end of one mercy were not the beginning of another, we were undone. – Philip Henry
Mercy does not always express itself by withholding punishment. - Ernest M. Ligon
Mercy does not always express itself by withholding punishment. – Ernest M. Ligon
Man has no more right to mercy than a murderer has to go free. - Fred A. Malone
Man has no more right to mercy than a murderer has to go free. – Fred A. Malone
Every misery that I miss is a new mercy. - Izaac Walton
Every misery that I miss is a new mercy. – Izaac Walton
Those are the best prepared for the greatest mercies that see themselves unworthy of the least. - Thomas Watson
Those are the best prepared for the greatest mercies that see themselves unworthy of the least. – Thomas Watson

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