LENIENCY

Related Subjects: Magnanimity, Mercy, Tolerance

1. Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God will never.—COWPER
   

2. It is only necessary to grow old to become more indulgent. I see no fault committed that I have not committed myself.—GOETHE
   

3. And what makes robbers bold but too much lenity?—SHAKESPEARE, Henry VI
   

4. Lenity will operate with greater force in some instances than rigor. It is, therefore, my first wish to have all my conduct distinguished by it.—WASHINGTON