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    It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is great beyond measure to steal a crown. The sin lessens as the guilt increases.

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But mine, and mine I loved, and mine I praised,
And mine that I was proud on--mine so much
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But mine, and mine I loved, and mine I praised,
And mine that I was proud on--mine so much
That I myself was to myself not mine,
Valuing of her--why she, O, she is fall'n
Into a pit of ink, that the wide sea
Hath drops too few to wash her clean again,
And salt too little which may season give
To her foul tainted flesh!

by William Shakespeare 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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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.]

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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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Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be
not committed.
[Lat., In ipsa dubitatione read more

Guilt is present in the very hesitation, even though the deed be
not committed.
[Lat., In ipsa dubitatione facinus inest, etiamsi ad id non
pervererint.]

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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

by Erma Bombeck Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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Every guilty person is his own hangman.

Every guilty person is his own hangman.

by Seneca Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Paine Found in: 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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