Lin Yutang

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.

Chinese Author

Linda Cardellini

One thing I like about trying to write is that I can possibly write myself a role. Otherwise, you're at the mercy of whatever roles are out there that people are willing to give to you.

American Actress

Jean Cocteau

I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another.

French Director

Marcus Garvey

This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice.

Jamaican Publisher

Roy Orbison

Pretty woman, I don't believe you, you're not the truth. No one could look as good as you, mercy.

American Musician

Billy Graham

God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world.

American Clergyman

Pope Francis

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

Argentinian Clergyman

Kate DiCamillo

I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.

American Author

John Gay

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

English Poet

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani Activist

Often used when someone in power shows kindness to someone being punished.

Authority Dependent

'Mercy' implies a choice to be kind when harshness could be justified.

Not Obligatory

Pleading for mercy often displays vulnerability or desperation.

Emotional Appeal

Indicates sparing someone from a negative outcome they expected.

Avoiding Punishment

Highlights an imbalance, where one is completely in another's control.

Power Dynamics

Used informally to express a strong reaction, often surprise or relief.

Colloquial Surprise

While it can still be heard, it's seen as old-fashioned in modern conversation.

Outdated Expression

Often used in religious contexts to signify blessings believed to be given by a deity.

Divine Connection

Seen as a moral quality or act of kindness, such as in religious teachings.

Spiritual Virtue

 when he began his public career as the living word of God. Less interested in religiousness than in justice and mercy, Jesus healed the sick in order to draw crowds and then taught them about his heavenly father -- affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table

The five major world...

 If I want to create an artificially intelligent legal assistant, I will teach it some corpus of law but at the same time I am fusing with it the sense of mercy and justice that is part of that law. In scientific terms, this is what we call ground truth, and here's the important

Don't fear superintellige...

 and began killing the lords one by one. As the surviving lords realized who stood before them and that no resurrection was forthcoming, they begged for mercy, and the twins spoke their curse. Henceforth, the lords would have no sacrifices and no power over the surface world.

The twins who tricked...

 as raise us up he will raise us up is a common ancient Hebrew phrase meaning God's mercy will be granted to all people if this translation is accurate the jeselsohn stone is an interesting find but not a revolutionary artifact

The Messiah Before...

 In a digital world, money can reach much farther and is much faster, but we're at the mercy of these gatekeeper institutions. Money only moves at the speed of banks. We're about to enter a new phase of money.

The future of money PIPE...

 at the mercy of unfathomable forces. But perhaps the greatest power these creatures had was their appeal to Lovecraft’s contemporaries. During his lifetime, Lovecraft corresponded with other writers,

Titan of terror: the...

 as the water level rises further the raft detaches from its moorings it is now at the mercy of the wind and water some of the workers paddle with her front legs giving the elements a helping

Ants Ingenious Survival...

 last a lifetime forever chasing the seasonal growth of the grass on which they depend like all grassland creatures they are at the mercy of these unpredictable but ultimately bountiful

Arctic Wolf Hunts Baby...

 You are not at the mercy of mythical emotion circuits which are buried deep inside some ancient part of your brain. You have more control over your emotions than you think you do.

You aren't at the mercy...

 the mercy of the forces of nature grey-headed albatrosses are one of the world's most endangered seabirds they inhabit the stormy southern ocean that