mercy

Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

Matthew 12:5-8, KJV

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

Luke 6:36-37, KJV

And all my hope is no where but in Your exceeding great mercy.

Augustine, Confessions

For the confessions of my past sins, which You have forgiven and covered, that You might bless me in You, changing my soul by Faith and Your Sacrament, when read and heard, stir up the heart, that it sleep not in despair and say "I cannot," but awake in the love of Your mercy and the sweetness of Your grace, whereby whoso is weak, is strong, when by it he became conscious of his own weakness.

Augustine, Confessions

For You, because Your mercy endures for ever, vouchsafes to those to whom You forgives all of their debts, to become also a debtor by Your promises.

Augustine, Confessions

I trembled for fear, and again kindled with hope, and with rejoicing in Your mercy,

Augustine, Confessions

In this diversity of the true opinions, let Truth herself produce concord. And our God have mercy upon us, that we may use the law lawfully, the end of the commandment, pure charity.

Augustine, Confessions

Let him be silent in Your praises, who considers not Your mercies, which confess unto You out of my inmost soul.

Augustine, Confessions

O Sadi! look not for aid from any man. God is the giver, and He alone. If thou worship Him, the door of His mercy sufficeth thee; if He drive thee away, no one will ease thee. If He make thee to wear a crown, raise thy head; if not, bow thy head in despair.

Saadi, Bustan

Whereto serves mercy But to confront the visage of offence?

Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3

Merciful Heaven, Thou ratter with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak than the soft myrtle

Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 2, Scene 2

We do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy.

Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1