Quote#Kindness
There is mercy in every place
Quote byWilliam Cowper · 1731–1800
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Verses supposed to be written by Alexander Selkirk (1782), Line 53.
English (original)
There is mercy in every place, And mercy, encouraging thought! Gives even affliction a grace And reconciles man to his lot.
— William Cowper
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