"Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent."
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"Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing."
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"Women ought to be free - as free as we are,' he declared, making a discovery of which he was too irritated to measure the terrific consequences."
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"The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he that gets the most out of life."
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"We become innocent when we are unfortunate."
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"There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day."
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"Innocence is not accustomed to blush. [Fr., L'innocence a rougir n'est point accoutumee.]"
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"Conscience, that boon companion who sets a man free under the strong breastplate of innocence, that bids him on and fear not."
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"You're innocent when you dream."
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"Crime like virtue has its degrees; and timid innocence was never known to blossom suddenly into extreme license."
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"Innocence has nothing to dread."
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"There is an innate innocence in the concious Vata personality. A delicate, sensitive, and aware nature reveals the graceful Vata component of any type."
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"Thoughts are just what is. They appear. They're innocent. They're not personal."
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"Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase is fruits of innocence and blessedness."
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"Innocence is not pure so much as pleased, Always expectant, bright-eyed, self-enclosed"
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"How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children."
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"Liberate yourselves from everything you know and look with complete innocence at this infinitely improbable thing before you."
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"The first casualty of war is innocence."
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"Innocence is ashamed of nothing."
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"Return to the purity of your innocence where you are enchanted with life. Give love for no reason. Surround yourself with others doing the same."
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