You May Also Like / View all maxioms
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
A man who has no excuse for a crime, is indeed defenceless!
The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.
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.]
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.
Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness.
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
[Lat., Poena potest demi, culpa perennis erit.]
The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting.
[Lat., Poena potest demi, culpa perennis erit.]
