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Quotations by Subject - I have always found that mercy bears
richer fruits than strict justice. - Abraham Lincoln (1809 -
1865), speech in Washington D.C., 1865 - Cowards are cruel, but
the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. - John Gay (1685 -
1732) - We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. - Sir
Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), speech in the House of Commons,
July 14, 1940 - Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. -
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) - Sweet mercy is nobility's
true badge. - William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "Titus
Andronicus", Act 1 scene 2 - 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. 'T is mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes The
throned monarch better than his crown; His sceptre shows the
force of temporal power, The attribute to awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;