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• The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath.
  It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes....
• There's no more mercy in him than there is milk in a male tiger. -- William Shakespeare
• The quality of mercy is not strained,... -- William Shakespeare, The merchant of venice
• Charity is twice cursed--it hardens him that gives and softens him that takes.
  -- Bouck White (1874-1951) "quoted in "The Cry for Justice" by Sinclai...
• The selfsame heaven That frowns on me looks sadly upon him.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King Richard III -- Act v, Sc. 3...
• Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasure
  costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed....
• And he that stands upon a slippery place Makes nice of no vile hold to stay him up.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King John -- Act iii, Sc. 4...
• He wears the rose Of youth upon him. -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Antony and Cleopatra -- Act iii, Sc.
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• Unhand me, gentlemen. By heaven, I 'll make a ghost of him that lets me!
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet -- Act i, Sc. 4...