have a heart
Don't be cruel
To have a heart is to show compassion or mercy, usually as an imperative plea: Have a heart—let him stay one more night.
The appeal asks someone to soften their position, suggesting they're being unnecessarily harsh or rigid.
It implies the person has the capacity for kindness if they'd only use it.
Earnest desperate requesting
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- appealFormal review request
- supplicationHumble plea for help
- imploringUrgently requesting with emotion
beseeching · mercy · forgiveness · leniency · clemency · plea · petition · request
Compassionate understanding of others
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- pitySympathy for misfortune
- charityVoluntary aid for others
benevolence · humanity · generosity · warmth · tenderness · gentleness · care · concern
Attentive care for others
- regardAttentive consideration given
- respectRegard with honor
- heedGive careful attention
- attentionFocused mental awareness
mindfulness · sensitivity · discretion · acknowledgment · awareness · tact · deference · courtesy
begging
Earnest desperate requesting
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- appealFormal review request
- supplicationHumble plea for help
imploring · beseeching · mercy · forgiveness · leniency · clemency · plea · petition · request · desperation
sympathy
Compassionate understanding of others
charity · benevolence · humanity · generosity · warmth · tenderness · gentleness · care · concern · understanding
thoughtfulness
Attentive care for others
attention · mindfulness · sensitivity · discretion · acknowledgment · awareness · tact · deference · courtesy · tolerance