Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

Who will not mercy unto others show, How can he mercy ever hope to have?

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

Compassion and mercy are important, period. It doesn't matter who's at our receiving end, but we need to be flexing those muscles. It's not mutually exclusive: If you have compassion for children starving in Africa, it doesn't mean you can't have compassion for adults in Africa or animals that are being tortured and abused.

… true evangelical faith ... clothes the naked; feeds the hungry; consoles the afflicted; shelters the miserable; aids and consoles all the oppressed; returns good for evil; serves those that injure it; prays for those that persecute it.

For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

We do pray for mercy, and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of mercy.

I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one.

Mercy, she had discovered, made mad alchemy: a drop of it could dilute a lake of hate.

I prefer to make a mistake because I am too kind than to perform miracles without any kindness.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness.

Where mercy is shown, mercy is given.

Do all men kill the things they do not love ............ 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

What is called generosity is really compassion. In the Shin'ei it is written "Seen from the eye of compassion, there is noone to be disliked. One who has sinned is to be pitied all the more." There is no limit to the breadth and depth of ones heart. There is room enough for all. That we still worship the sages of the three ancient kingdoms is because their compassion reaches us yet today.

This is the spirit of the Order, indeed the true spirit of Mercy flowing on us.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

Why does God endow us with compassion?

Men are only as great as they are kind.

It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even - or rather, especially - when we'd prefer not to be.

Mankind can be very magnanimous, given the chance.

If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.

May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!