The Quality of Mercy
Illustration
by Editor James S. Hewett

The classic quote on mercy is that of Portia in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene I, lines 186-197.

The quality of mercy is not strain'd
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: It is t…

Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Illustrations Unlimited, by Editor James S. Hewett