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Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto read more
Disgrace does not consist in the punishment, but in the crime.
[It., Non nella pena,
Nel delitto e la infamia.]
The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]
The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]
It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to read more
'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to be seen,
These have crimes accounted been.
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
become the slaves of the impious; might makes read more
Successful crime is dignified with the name of virtue; the good
become the slaves of the impious; might makes right; fear
silences the power of the law.
[Lat., Prosperum ac felix scelus
Virtus vocatur; sontibus patent boni;
Jus est in armis, opprimit leges timor.]
I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in read more
I hate this "crime doesn't pay" stuff. Crime in the United States is perhaps one of the biggest businesses in the world today.