Quotes about Mercy
God decreed that the love which came to Cosette was a love that saves.
— Victor Hugo
The convict was transfigured into Christ.
— Victor Hugo
Now, don't kick a dog 'cause it's only a pup!
— Victor Hugo
True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which is deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.
— Milan Kundera
Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test, consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect humankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.
— Milan Kundera
Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.
— Milan Kundera
I have come to know a God of compassion and mercy and love.
— Philip Yancey
Our first experience of God is so important, we either experience Him as the police guard that wants to punish or as Creative Love that awaits.
— Pope Benedict XVI
I was wrong. God's law is only Love.
— Oscar Wilde
Can you ever forgive me? I already have. How could you? I don't deserve it. That's what makes it love.
— Richard Paul Evans
Love gives up the right to get even.
— Christine Caine
God chose to set his love on the Israelites not because of any merit in them but solely because of mercy in him.
— David Platt