XXV
Mercy
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The chiefest wealth is a heart that is rich in mercy: for material wealth is found even in the hands of vile men.
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Reason by the right method and take up Mercy: and if thou inquire of all religions also, thou shalt see that Mercy is the only salvation.
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They enter not into the dark and bitter world whose heart is joined unto mercy.
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The results of actions at which the soul trembleth pursue not him who is kind and merciful to all life.
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Affliction is not for the merciful: the teeming air-encircled earth is a witness thereto.
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Behold the man that hath forsaken mercy and doth iniquity: though he must have suffered cruelly in past births for abandoning virtue, he hath forgotten the lesson, say the wise.
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The other world is not for those that have not mercy, even as this world is not for them that are without riches.
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The poor in substance may one day thrive and prosper: but they that lack pity are poor indeed and their day cometh never.
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It is as easy for the hard of heart to do deeds of righteousness as for the confused in mind to realise the Truth.
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When thou art tempted to oppress the weak, consider how it would be for thee to tremble before a stronger.