Moral judgment of an outcast is suspended in favor of divine mercy.

Evidence

Yet the sun which shines “on the evil and the good” was lighting up the gold of his hair. May our Father which is in heaven yet show mercy to His outcast child! — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 239

Categorization

• APHORISMS: A short piece of actual life-advice: the same sun falls on the evil and the good, so withhold the verdict on a ruined person.