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    We were as twinned lambs that did frisk i' th' sun,
    And bleat the one at th' other. What we changed
    Was innocence for innocence; we knew not
    The doctrine of ill-doing, nor dreamed
    That any did.

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We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
[Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.]

We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
[Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Innocence Quotes,
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He's armed without that's innocent within.

He's armed without that's innocent within.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Innocence Quotes,
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But thus: if powers divine
Behold our human actions, as they do,
I doubt not then but read more

But thus: if powers divine
Behold our human actions, as they do,
I doubt not then but innocence shall make
False accusation blush and tyranny
Tremble at patience.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Innocence Quotes,
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No, it is not only our fate but our business to lose innocence, and once we have lost that, it read more

No, it is not only our fate but our business to lose innocence, and once we have lost that, it is futile to attempt a picnic in Eden.

by Elizabeth E. Bowen Found in: Innocence Quotes,
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Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.

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Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.

Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.

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E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
That innocence can give,
When its resistless accents flow
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E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
That innocence can give,
When its resistless accents flow
To bid affection live.

by Robert Bloomfield Found in: Innocence Quotes,
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Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.

Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.

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Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you.

Innocent as a dove you will harm no one, but wise as a serpent no one will harm you.

by Haug Found in: Innocence Quotes, Melancholy Quotes,
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