“There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist.”
Herbert N. Casson (1869–1951) Canadian journalist and writer
Herbert N. Casson cited in: The International Chemical Worker Vol. 13-15 (1953). p. 192
1950s and later
“In a world that lives like a fist
mercy is not more than waking
with your hands open.”
Last update June 3, 2021. History
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "In a world that lives like a fist
mercy is not more than waking
with your hands open." by Mark Nepo?
Mark Nepo16
American writer 1951Related quotes
“We hold each other’s lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists.”
Lloyd Alexander The Chronicles of Prydain
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book II: The Black Cauldron (1965), Chapter 2
“We will outstretch the hand if you unclench your fist.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Alex Haley (1921–1992) African American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist
Source: Roots : The Saga of an American Family (1976), Ch. 51.
Gordon B. Hinckley book Standing for Something
Standing for Something: Ten Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes.
“Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed,
Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.”
Thomas Gray (1716–1771) English poet, historian
St. 12 <br class="br"> Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard http://www.thomasgray.org/cgi-bin/display.cgi?text=elcc (written 1750, publ. 1751)