Who said "thy acts are like mercy and not like malice"?

This quote is attributed to Arthur Dimmesdale.

thy acts are like mercy and not like malice - Arthur Dimmesdale

"thy acts are like mercy and not like malice"

Arthur Dimmesdale

Character in The Scarlet Letter

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"We are all sinners, Hester. We are all sinners."

"Be true! Be true! Be true!"

"Believe me, Hester, there are none so agonized with inward torment."

"Thou knowest—thou hast long known it—that I am no evil man."