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“The stronger becomes master of the weaker, in so far as the latter cannot assert its degree of independence here there is no mercy, no forbearance, even less a respect for "laws.”

Law Masters Degrees Mercy Stronger Independence Latter Forbearance

Book:The Will to Power

Source: The Will to Power

“To those who would submit to the rightful law and authority, all gentleness and forbearance; but to the petulant and persistent secessionists, why, death is mercy, and the quicker he or she is disposed of the better. Satan and the rebellious saints of Heaven were allowed a continuous existence in hell merely to swell their just punishment. To such as would rebel against a Government so mild and just as ours was in peace, a punishment equal would not be unjust.”

Government Law Heaven Existence Hell Equal Authority Mercy Saint Punishment Satan Rebel Submit Unjust Gentleness Persistent Rebellious Forbearance

Author:William Tecumseh Sherman

“You're making the grant of affection, forbearance, mercy, out of your own experience and, of course, out of cultural tradition. You're saying, to use the well-worn analogy, if I love my children, that puts me under obligation to assume that other people love theirs.”

People Ifs Wells Children Use Courses Tradition Mercy Assuming Affection Obligation My Children Grants Worn Analogies Forbearance I Love My Children Love My Children

Author:Wendell Berry

“But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,' faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”

Men Hands Water Deals Mankind Ocean Mercy Trade Charity Ghost Good Man Cried Comprehensive Benevolence Jacob Drop Of Water Forbearance Scrooge

Book:The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books

Source: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books

“Tolerance, a term which we sometimes use in place of the words respect, mercy, generosity, or forbearance, is the most essential element of moral systems; it is a very important source of spiritual discipline and a celestial virtue of perfected people.”

Source: Toward Global Civilization Love Tolerance

“My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison. Drink instead the nectar of forbearance, upright conduct, mercy, cleanliness and truth.”

Ifs Children Desire Objects Birth Drink Mercy Dear Poison Abandon Cycles Gratification Cleanliness Birth And Death Forbearance Nectar

Author:Chanakya

“Mankind was my business... charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.”

Mankind Mercy Charity Benevolence Forbearance Scrooge

Book:A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

Source: A Christmas Carol in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

“I am the only wretch who keeps on heaping new iniquities and abominations on myself. O Monsieur, how merciful God is to put up with me with so much patience and forbearance, and how weak and miserable I am to abuse his mercies so greatly!”

Faith Weak Mercy Abuse Miserable Merciful Iniquity Forbearance Abomination Merciful God

Book:Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)

Source: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Correspondence; January 1640-July 1646)