Quotes by Clemency In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not. Antoine Rivarol clemency indulgence pity Clemency alone makes us equal to the gods. Claudius Claudianus clemency equal prison To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. Maximilien Robespierre clemency forgiving humanity To be good to the vile is to throw water into the sea. Miguel de Cervantes clemency sea water Much more may a judge overweigh himself in cruelty than in clemency. Philip Sidney clemency judging may Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world. Pierre Corneille monarchs clemency world Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch. Pierre Corneille clemency royalty proof