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Nothing is more wretched that the mind of a man conscious of
guilt.
[Lat., Nihil est miserius quam read more
Nothing is more wretched that the mind of a man conscious of
guilt.
[Lat., Nihil est miserius quam animus hominis conscius.]
How glowing guilt exalts the keen delight!
How glowing guilt exalts the keen delight!
We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.
We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.
Haste, holy Friar,
Haste, ere the sinner shall expire!
Of all his guilt let him be shriven,
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Haste, holy Friar,
Haste, ere the sinner shall expire!
Of all his guilt let him be shriven,
And smooth his path from earth to heaven!
From the body of one guilty deed a thousand ghostly fears and haunting thoughts proceed.
From the body of one guilty deed a thousand ghostly fears and haunting thoughts proceed.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind; the thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind; the thief doth fear each bush an officer.
How guilt once harbour'd in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.
How guilt once harbour'd in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.
A guilty conscience never feels secure.
A guilty conscience never feels secure.
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.
