PORTIA: Though justice be thy plea, consider this:
That in the course of justice none of us
Should see salvation. We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet

Merchant of Venice, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 204ff (4.1.204-208) (1597)
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