Mercy cannot be forced out of you; it falls like gentle rain. Forgive freely in the matter you are holding, and you are blessed along with the one you forgive.
William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1 (Portia)
The quality of mercy is not strain’d,It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath. It is twice blest,It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.William Shakespeare · The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, Scene 1 (Portia)