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Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' read more
Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.
[It., Oh! ben provvide il cielo,
Ch' uom per delitto mai lieto non sia.]
Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James read more
Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as
prejudicial to society.
- James Anthony Froude,
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.]
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made read more
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass.
Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a read more
Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of
nature.
[Lat., Ars fit ubi a teneris crimen condiscitur annis.]
If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.
If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.