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He who profits by a crime commits it
He who profits by a crime commits it
'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to read more
'Tis no sin love's fruits to steal;
But the sweet thefts to reveal;
To be taken, to be seen,
These have crimes accounted been.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.
Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.
Obviously crime pays, or there'd be no crime.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.
The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who
lays the plot.
[It., Il read more
The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who
lays the plot.
[It., Il reo
D'un delitto e chi'l pensa: a chi l' ordisce
La pena spetta.]
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
Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
Whenever man commits a crime heaven finds a witness.
Crime is a product of social excess.
Crime is a product of social excess.
