Whoever feels mercy for the cruel is bound to eventually be cruel to the merciful.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other.
Sometimes you have to be cruel... in order to be even crueler.
One can't be kind to one person and cruel to another.
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.
Every merciful act to the needy, the suffering, is as though done to Jesus.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
The essence of justice is mercy.
Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight.