Justice is a denial of mercy, and mercy a denial of justice. Only a higher force can reconcile these opposites: wisdom. The problem cannot be solved, but wisdom can transcend it. Ernst F Schumacher
He that will not be merciful to his beast is a beast himself. Thomas Fuller
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. Winston Churchill.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. Abraham Lincoln
As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe. Friedrich von Schiller
May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t. George S Patton