Victor Hugo Quotes

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Yes, this is what good is: to forgive evil. There is no other good.

We can overcome evil with greater good.

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.

There are no unforgivable sins.

Christians are supposed to be the most forgiving people on the face of the Earth.

The Christian - the biblical - concept of mercy toward wrongdoers only exists in relation to justice. Showing mercy, in relation to wrongdoing, means treating someone better than they deserve.

Everybody deserves a second chance in this world. That's basically all I ask.

Compassion is the basis of all morality.

Nature is not as forgiving as Christ.

I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.

Tolerance as practiced by the Christian, enlightened West was never about thinking that bad people are good but that we are all called to love the sinner and hate the sin.

Forgiveness is the noblest vengeance.

Mercy surpasses justice.

I think it's one of the kindest things you can do to the very wicked, to give them time to repent.

Noble be man, helpful and good!

There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us.

By paying our other debts, we are equal with all mankind; but in refusing to pay a debt of revenge, we are superior.

Kindness is the essence of greatness.

Will covers a multitude of flaws, just as love covers a multitude of sins.

Those who understand evil pardon it.

My father was a clergyman and always said: 'Hate the sin but love the sinner.'

Forgiveness is God's command.