“By the mercy of Allah Paradise has eight doors one of those is the door of repentance, child. All the others are sometimes open, sometimes shut, but the door of repentance is never closed. Come seize the opportunity: the door is open; carry your baggage there at once.” ChildrenSometimesWisdomOpportunityDoorsMercyEightParadiseIslamicRepentanceBaggageSeize The Opportunity Author:Rumi
“When we use punishment, our children are robbed of the opportunity to develop their own inner discipline-the ability to act with integrity, wisdom, compassion, and mercy when there is no external force holding them accountable for what they do.” ChildrenUseOpportunityForceAbilityCompassionDisciplineIntegrityMercyOur ChildrenPunishmentExternal Forces Author:Barbara Coloroso
“As a model, I am at the mercy of everybody else. It's much more of a situation where I go to work, put the clothes on, get in front of the camera, and then go home. But in that process, I never really have control over any of it. So, putting out a record, it's such a brilliant opportunity to be in control of things. It's my world, my music, and I can put it out there in a way that is meaningful to me.” WorldHomeOpportunitySituationMercyBrilliantMeaningful Author:Karen Elson
“Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy.” OpportunityGivenSinFateMercyPardon Author:Ovid
“Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bonafide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual masters, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service.” PersonsSpiritualOpportunityMillionsGraceMastersMercySeedsWanderFortunateEntityAssociatesKrishnaDevotionalSpiritual MastersCreepers Author:A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
“I think actors are at the mercy of the opportunities presented to them. So you kind of have to wait for them to choose you. My music is insular - I can choose that.” ThinkingKindI CanActorsOpportunityWaitingMusicMusic IsMercy Author:Dwight Yoakam
“Again, after his fall, God gave him an occasion to repent and to receive mercy but he kept his stiff-neck held high. He came to him and said "Adam, Where are you?" instead of saying "What glory you have left and what dishonor you have arrived at?" After that, He asked him "Why did you sin? Why did you transgress the commandment?" By asking these questions, He wanted to give him the opportunity to say, "Forgive me." However, he did not ask for forgiveness. There was no humility, there was no repentance, but indeed the opposite.” GivingSaidWantedFallAsksOpportunityLeftSinHumilityGloryMercyOppositesAskingForgivingOccasionsNecksRepentanceAdamCommandmentsRepentForgive MeDishonorAsking For ForgivenessStiff Neck Author:Dorotheus of Gaza
“The more things a man is interested in, the more opportunities of happiness he has and the less he is at the mercy of fate, since if he loses one thing he can fall back upon another.” IfsMenFallOpportunityLosesFateOne ThingMercyFall Back Book:The Conquest of Happiness Source: The Conquest of Happiness
“I will be merciful, and I will believe in people. If I am to err, I will err on the side of mercy. I will give people the benefit of the doubt. I will bend, but not break, in order to give people the opportunity to grow and develop.” PeopleIfsGivingBelieveOrderOpportunityGrowsSidesBreakDoubtBenefitsMercyMercifulBenefit Of The Doubt Author:David K. Bernard