What we call real estate--the solid ground to build a house
on--is the broad foundation on which nearly all read more

What we call real estate--the solid ground to build a house
on--is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this
world rests.

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he read more

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.

I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
[Lat., Dum ne ob male facta peream, parvi aestimo.]

I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
[Lat., Dum ne ob male facta peream, parvi aestimo.]

One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.

One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.

The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot.

The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot.

Haste, holy Friar,
Haste, ere the sinner shall expire!
Of all his guilt let him be shriven,
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Haste, holy Friar,
Haste, ere the sinner shall expire!
Of all his guilt let him be shriven,
And smooth his path from earth to heaven!

Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
[Lat., Nulla manus belli, mutato judice, pura est.]

Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
[Lat., Nulla manus belli, mutato judice, pura est.]

Guilt is always jealous

Guilt is always jealous

It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is great beyond measure to steal read more

It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is great beyond measure to steal a crown. The sin lessens as the guilt increases.