Every guilty person is his own hangman.

Every guilty person is his own hangman.

He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will.
[Lat., Haud est nocens, quicumque non read more

He is not guilty who is not guilty of his own free will.
[Lat., Haud est nocens, quicumque non sponte est nocens.]

He who flees from trial confesses his guilt.

He who flees from trial confesses his guilt.

Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend,Th' avenging fiend, that follows us behindWith whips and stings.

Guilt is the source of sorrow, 'tis the fiend,Th' avenging fiend, that follows us behindWith whips and stings.

We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.

We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.

Guilt is abscent when the act is justified.

Guilt is abscent when the act is justified.

Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
[Lat., Nulla manus belli, mutato judice, pura est.]

Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
[Lat., Nulla manus belli, mutato judice, pura est.]

Action and care will in time wear down the strongest frame, but guilt and melancholy are poisons of quick dispatch.

Action and care will in time wear down the strongest frame, but guilt and melancholy are poisons of quick dispatch.

Let guilty men remember, their black deeds
Do lean on crutches made of slender reeds.

Let guilty men remember, their black deeds
Do lean on crutches made of slender reeds.