Set a thief to catch a thief.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]

The crime of a mother is a heavy burden.
[Fr., Le crime d'une mere est un pesant fardeau.]

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

Every crime destroys more Edens than our own.

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

Society prepares the crime, the criminal commits it

A crafty knave needs no broker.

A crafty knave needs no broker.

Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
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Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our
inclination.
[Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris
Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]

With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.

With his hand upon the throttle-valve of crime.

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing