“I have ever been happy in my reflections, that I have been a means of saving so many lives from the executioner.”— Ethan Allen
“If you are strong, be also merciful, so that your neighbors may respect you rather than fear you.”— Chilon of Sparta
“Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind.”— William Collins
“Pass me not, O gentle Savior, Hear my humble cry; While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by.”— Fanny Crosby
“Our rule is the works of mercy. It is the way of sacrifice, worship, a sense of reverence.”— Dorothy Day