48 Mercy Quotes to Inspire Compassion (GRACE)

Updated onDecember 1, 2023

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’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.

Mercy is without price and beyond all price.

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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