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    These false pretexts and varnished colours failing,
    Rare in thy guilt how foul must thou appear.

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The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.

The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.

by Victor Hugo Found in: Darkness Quotes, Guilt Quotes,
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Without the spice of guilt, sin cannot be fully savored.

Without the spice of guilt, sin cannot be fully savored.

by Alexander Chase Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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And then it started, like a guilty thing
Upon a fearful summons.

And then it started, like a guilty thing
Upon a fearful summons.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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Those who guilt stains it equals.
[Lat., Facinus quos inquinat aequat.]

Those who guilt stains it equals.
[Lat., Facinus quos inquinat aequat.]

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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.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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What we call real estate--the solid ground to build a house
on--is the broad foundation on which nearly all read more

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.

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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The gods
Grow angry with your patience. 'Tis their care,
And must be yours, that guilty men read more

The gods
Grow angry with your patience. 'Tis their care,
And must be yours, that guilty men escape not:
As crimes do grow, justice should rouse itself.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves

The guilty think all talk is of themselves

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
[Lat., Dum ne ob male facta peream, parvi aestimo.]

I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
[Lat., Dum ne ob male facta peream, parvi aestimo.]

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