Meaning of “He that hath mercy on the poor, happy…”

An Essay on Criticism, Part III; Pope joins good nature and good sense before contrasting ordinary human error with the higher moral act of forgiveness.

The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, saying 18, D. Lyman Jr. translation (1856).

All’s Well That Ends Well, Act I, Scene 1; the Countess of Roussillon gives Bertram the counsel “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” Verified against Wikisource’s 1910 facsimile transcription of the 1623 First Folio (folio spelling “Loue all, trust a few, Doe wrong to none”); direct evidence resolves to the reviewed Act I transcription.

Meditations, Book VII, section 22, George Long translation.

Dhammapada, early verses in Max Müller’s translation; the passage contrasts retaliation with non-hatred.

The Story of My Life; Keller links happiness with moments when self-consciousness recedes.