'Mercy triumphs over judgement.' (James 2:13, NIV) Also: 'Esse quam videri'. "To be, rather than to seem" 'If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything

'Mercy triumphs over judgement.' (James 2:13, NIV) Also: 'Esse quam videri'. "To be, rather than to seem" 'If the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.' 'In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.' 'If' by Rudyard Kipling was a compass of mine for a long time, practically every line is a motto.