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But innocence has nothing to dread.
[Fr., Mais l'innocence enfin n'a rien a redouter.]
But innocence has nothing to dread.
[Fr., Mais l'innocence enfin n'a rien a redouter.]
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.
That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to read more
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
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.]
Innocence is always unsuspicious.
Innocence is always unsuspicious.
E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
That innocence can give,
When its resistless accents flow
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E'en drunken Andrew felt the blow
That innocence can give,
When its resistless accents flow
To bid affection live.
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
All things truly wicked start from innocence.
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.