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

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

We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
[Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.]

We become innocent when we are unfortunate.
[Fr., On devient innocent quand on est malheureux.]

"In innocence there is no strength against evil," said
Sparrowhawk, a little wryly. "But there is strength in it read more

"In innocence there is no strength against evil," said
Sparrowhawk, a little wryly. "But there is strength in it for
good."

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

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.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.

There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for read more

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men