As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of God.
Just as a strongly-flowing fountain is not blocked by a handful of earth, so the compassion of the Creator is not overcome by the wickedness of his creatures.
Someone who bears a grudge while they pray is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest.
As a flame of fire cannot be prevented from ascending upwards, so the prayers of the compassionate cannot be held back from ascending into heaven.
Novus Motus Oxoniensis 