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“We tend to be compassionate to the extent that we have suffered the Passion in our own lives.”

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“У звірів милосердя більше, ніж у людей!” “Звіра плекай, так він прив'яжеться до тебе, а в людей тільки помста одна, вдяки немає”.”

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“To forgive is to move on, not to think about the offense anymore. You don’t excuse him, endorse her, or embrace them. You just route thoughts about them through heaven.”

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“God is just as merciful in the things He does not allow, as He is in the things He does.”

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“Those who require mercy shouldn’t desire the judgment of others.”

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“I believe profoundly in two rules. Justice and mercy – they seem to me the foundation of all civilized life and society, if you include under mercy, toleration.”

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“Move. Do not stand still waiting for other people's validation. Make the right move, and you will look back with satisfaction.”

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“The only real, practical measure of my appreciation for the goodness and mercy of God to me is the extent to which I am, in turn, prepared to show goodness and mercy to others.”

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“Я подумал о том, — сказал я, — что, когда настанет мой час, мне будет очень грустно, если единственным доводом в мое оправдание будет то, что я был справедлив. Ведь тогда и ко мне отнесутся только справедливо…”

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“My parents, teachers, and the culture I grew up in showed me a drawer in which to stuff my merciful nature, because mercy made me look vulnerable and foolish, and it made me less productive. It was distracting to focus worried eyes on others instead of on homework, and on poor Dad, after all he had done for us, and on the prize of making the whole family look good. So I put it away, and I got it out only when it wouldn't threaten my grades, my safety, my parents' self-esteem, my child's life, or mine.”

Book:Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

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“Of course I'd love to protect my children from pain, but life happens instead. And as it comes along, so does mercy and- thank God- grace.”

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