“Anyone who becomes merciful upon the cruel one will end by being cruel to the merciful.” - Eleazar ben Shammua
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@Cernovich Cerno quoting the Talmud now! Gotta love it!
@Cernovich The truth is that there is another version of the statement which is similar but even more direct - that being merciful to the cruel is in itself being cruel to the merciful. Something like "המרחם על האכזר,אכזר". I am trying to find it. Will post if I find the source.
@Cernovich Thousands of years of ancient trial-and-error wisdom has been taken for granted
@Cernovich Reminds me of the second half of Proverbs 12:10, “…the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.”