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 What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to 
the law.
 [Lat., Quam angusta read more 
 What narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to 
the law.
 [Lat., Quam angusta innocentia est, ad legem bonum esse.] 
A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for read more
A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men
 E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
 That innocence can give,
  When its resistless accents flow
  read more 
 E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
 That innocence can give,
  When its resistless accents flow
   To bid affection live. 
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time
When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told read more
When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget?"
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
 But innocence has nothing to dread.
 [Fr., Mais l'innocence enfin n'a rien a redouter.]  
 But innocence has nothing to dread.
 [Fr., Mais l'innocence enfin n'a rien a redouter.]