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All things truly wicked start from innocence.
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
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.]
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.
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.
Hence, bashful cunning,
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!
Hence, bashful cunning,
And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence
Love takes the meaning in love's conference.
O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence
Love takes the meaning in love's conference.
O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
[Fr., O mon Dieu, conserve-moi innocente, donne la grandeur aux
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O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
[Fr., O mon Dieu, conserve-moi innocente, donne la grandeur aux
autres.]
