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Quote by Abraham Lincoln
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict jus

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. – Abraham Lincoln

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I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day. – Abraham Lincoln

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Presidents Day
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Abraham Lincoln
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Hypocrite: the man who murdered both his parents… pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan. – Abraham Lincoln

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Hypocrisy
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Abraham Lincoln
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In case of doubt we should always lean on the side of mercy. – Source Unknown

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Mercy

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. – Sir Winston Churchill

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Mercy

The merciful shall obtain mercy. – Bible

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Mercy

Teach me to feel anothers woe. To hide the fault I see: That the mercy I show to others; that mercy also show to me. – Alexander Pope

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Mercy

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When two friends have a common bank account, one sings and the other weeps. – Proverb

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Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the childs rattle, and the old man does not care for the young mans whore. – Samuel Johnson

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Generations

A thing, until it is everything, is noise, and once it is everything it is silence. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. – Mark Twain

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Forgiveness