mercifulness

Example Sentences

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It is not sufficient to exercise the passive virtue of meekness; there must be the active one of mercifulness.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

He will rule the world by mercifulness when we forgive each other, but not before.

From Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) by Velimirović, Nikolai

The heart, in its mercifulness and goodness, can pardon while mindful of the betrayal; the flesh has no nobility of pride; in yielding anew it forgets.

From Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) by Pont-Jest, Ren? de

They are supplicating the kingdom of Thy mercifulness and invoking the realm of Thy singleness.

From Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by Báb

But the mercifulness of a thorough investigation is that, once well done, it need not be repeated, and by saving endless blundering it also saves a family from much charitable meddling.

From Friendly Visiting among the Poor A Handbook for Charity Workers by Richmond, Mary Ellen