Mercy

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Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens

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Topic

Perverse incentives Sin Mercy

Speaker

First Senator

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Timon of Athens

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 5.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Jesus

Matthew 5:7

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Topic

Mercy Beatitudes Sermon on the Mount

Speaker

Jesus

Source

Gospel of Matthew The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

60 60s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 5:7).

Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic

Mercy Justice

Author

John Milton

Source

Paradise Lost

Medium

Poem

Genre

Epic poem Religious literature

Language

English

Time

1667 1660s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 9, I. 77-78.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 10, I. 77-78.

Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.

Adam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

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Topic

Mercy Punishment Legal theory Moral theory

Author

Adam Smith

Source

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Genre

Philosophical literature

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1759 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. London: Andrew Millar/Edinburgh: Alexander Kincaid and J. Bell, 1759, pt. 2, sect 2, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Smith, Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments, edited by Ryan Patrick Hanley. Penguin, 2010, pt. 2, sect 2, ch. 3.

Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:13

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Topic

Mercy Judging others

Source

James The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Greek

Time

49 40s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (James 2:13).

Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.

William Shakespeare

Titus Andronicus

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Topic

Mercy

Speaker

Tamora

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Titus Andronicus

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1594 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Titus Andronicus. Sussex's Men, 1594, The Rose, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Titus Andronicus." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.

Teach me to feel another's wo,
To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

Alexander Pope

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Topic

Empathy Mercy Compassion

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

The Universal Prayer

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1738 1730s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Pope, Alexander. "The Universal Prayer." London: R. Dodsley, 1738, I. 37-40.

A God all mercy, is a God unjust.

Edward Young

Night Thoughts

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Topic

Justice Mercy

Author

Edward Young

Source

Night Thoughts

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1743 1740s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Young, Edward. The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality. London: R. Dodsley, 1742-1745, Night 4, I. 233.

Current Citation

Young, Edward. Edward Young: Night Thoughts, edited by Stephen Cornford. Cambridge University Press, 2008, Night 4, I. 233.

Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't.

Schindler's List

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Topic

Nature of power Power Mercy

Speaker

Oskar Schindler

Actor

Liam Neeson

Source

Schindler's List

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Schindler's List. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures, 1993.

The quality of mercy is not strained.
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.

William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice

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Topic

Mercy

Speaker

Portia

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Merchant of Venice

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1598 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Merchant of Venice." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 1.

Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever.

Psalm 138:8

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Topic

God's mercy Mercy

Source

Psalms The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Psalm 138:8).

Kyrie eleison.

English translation: "Lord, have mercy."

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Mercy

Source

The Roman Missal

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

1570 1570s 16th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Missale Romanum [The Roman Missal] 14 July 1570.

Current Citation

Roman Catholic Daily Missal (1962). Angelus Press, 2004.