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Guilt: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations
What we call real estate-the solid ground to build a house on-is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.— NATH. HAWTHORNE — The House of the
Seven Gables. The Flight of Two Owls. How guilt once harbour'd in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.— SAM'L JOHNSON — Irene. Act IV. Sc. 8.
In ipsa dubitatione facinus inest, etiamsi ad id non pervenerint. Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be not committed.— CICERO — De Officiis. III. 8.
Omne animi vitium tanto conspectius in se Crimen habet, quanto major qui peccat habetur. Every vice makes its guilt the more conspicuous in proportion to the rank of the offender.— JUVENAL — Satiræ. VIII. 140.
Ingenia humana sunt ad suam cuique levandam culpam nimio plus facunda. Men's minds are too ingenious in palliating guilt in themselves.— LIVY — Annales. XXVIII. 25.
Facinus quos inquinat æquat. Those whom guilt stains it equals.— LUCAN — Pharsalia. V. 290.
Nulla manus belli, mutato judice, pura est. Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.— LUCAN — Pharsalia. VII. 263.
Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu. Alas! how difficult it is to prevent the countenance from betraying guilt.— OVID — Metamorphoses. II. 447.
Dum ne ob male facta peream, parvi æstimo. I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.— PLAUTUS — Captivi. III. 5. 24.
Omnes bonos bonasque accurare addecet, Suspicionem et culpam ut ab se segregent. All good men and women should be on their guard to avoid guilt, and even the suspicion of it.— PLAUTUS — Trinummus. I. 2. 41.
Haud est nocens, quicumque non sponte est nocens. He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will. S.— SENECA — Hercules Etæus. 886.
Multa trepidus solet Detegere vultus. The fearful face usually betrays great guilt.— SENECA — Thyestes. CCCXXX.
Fatetur facinus is qui judicium fugit. He who flees from trial confesses his guilt.— SYRUS — Maxims.