Isaac Bashevis Singer Quotes About Mercy

Quotes about: Mercy

• Night is a time of rigor, but also of mercy. There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Dark, Night, Mercy

• We are all God's creatures-that we pray to God for mercy and justice while we continue to eat the flesh of animals that are slaughtered on our account is not consistent.

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Animal, Vegetarianism, Justice

• When a human kills an animal for food, he is neglecting his own hunger for justice. Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why should man then expect mercy from God? It's unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give.

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Men, Animal, Voice

  Preface to "Food for the Spirit: Vegetarianism and the World Religions" by Steven Rosen, New York: Bala Books, 1987.

• Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why then should man expect mercy from God? It is
  unfair to expect something that you are not willing to give.

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Men, Vegetarianism, Giving

• How can we speak of right and justice if we take an innocent creature and shed its blood? How can we pray to God for mercy if we ourselves have no mercy? Nobel laureate in literature.

  Isaac Bashevis Singer

  Blood, Justice, Literature

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