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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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The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.

The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.

by Cicero Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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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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We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.

We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.

by Vauvenargues Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. read more

It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.

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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.

by John Webster Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

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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.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Guilt Quotes,
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Guilt is always jealous.

Guilt is always jealous.

by John Ray 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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