Innocence

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

— Innocence

“Love the others and you will be loved!” is a saying that might sound as a terrible and unjust accusation against all the innocents that have been hated and perhaps even tortured and killed.

— Innocence

Innocence once lost can never be regained.

— Innocence

Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.

— Innocence

Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last.

— Innocence

That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end.

— Innocence

I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

— Innocence

Innocence once lost, is lost forever.

— Innocence

Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather: that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.

— Innocence

Of what is great one must either be silent or speak with greatness. With greatness — that means cynically and with innocence.

— Innocence

I want to assure you that regardless of your circumstances, age, or sex, you can indeed start over, re-arousing from within yourself those earlier, more innocent expectations, feelings and beliefs. It is much better if you can imagine this endeavor more in the light of children’s play, in fact, rather than think of it as a deadly serious adult pursuit.

— Innocence

Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only. It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.

— Innocence

Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.

— Innocence

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.

— Innocence

A story of innocence in a world of ignorance.

— Innocence

To see a world in a grain of sand, And eternity in an hour.

— Innocence

E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow To bid affection live.

— Innocence

As innocent as a new-laid egg.

— Innocence

An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,And glides in modest innocence away.

— Innocence

What can innocence hope for,When such as sit her judges are corrupted!

— Innocence

He's armed without that's innocent within.

— Innocence

Quam angusta innocentia est, ad legem bonum esse.

— Innocence

O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence,Love takes the meaning in love's conference.

— Innocence

Hence, bashful cunning!And prompt me, plain and holy innocence!

— Innocence

We were as twinn'd lambs that did frisk i' the sun,That any did.

— Innocence

I doubt not then but innocence shall makeTremble at patience.

— Innocence

O, white innocence,From those who know thee not!

— Innocence