Guilt Quotes


If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness. Victor Hugo Guilt 335
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind; the thief does fear each bush an officer. William Shakespeare Guilt 268
Guilt is to danger, what fire is to gunpowder; a man need not fear to walk among many barrels of powder, if he have no fire about him. John Flavel Guilt 150
Guilt alone, like brain-sick frenzy in its feverish mood, fills the light air with visionary terrors, and shapeless forms of fear. Junius Guilt 135
Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal. Bishop Robert South Guilt 132
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt. Augustine of Hippo Guilt 120
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. John Adams Guilt 120
It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer. William Blackstone Guilt 111
Grief is not as heavy as guilt but it takes more away from you. Veronica Roth Guilt 111
There is no client as scary as an innocent man. J. Michael Haller Criminal Defense Attorney Los Angeles 1962. Michael Connelly Guilt 104
Your job today is to pass gas. You do that and we can start feeding you liquids. No fart no food. Khaled Hosseini Guilt 103
Where the guilt is doubtful, a presumption of innocence should in general be admitted. Junius Guilt 101
Every morning I wake up I feel guilty every breath of borrowed time is heavy in my chest.LoThe Wild Hunt Ashley Jeffery Guilt 98
He who is present at a wrongdoing and does not lift a hand to prevent it, is as guilty as the wrongdoers. American Indian Proverbs Guilt 97
A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear so I wouldnt have to live with this lie anymore. But no one woke up and in the silence that followed I understood the nature of my new curse I was going to get away with it. Khaled Hosseini Guilt 96
The guilty think all talk is of themselves. Chaucer Guilt 95
Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted. Marcus Tullius Cicero Guilt 89
He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation. Proverbs Guilt 86
I would only blame myself if something happened to you. Shannon A. Thompson Guilt 83
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential. Willard Gaylen Guilt 83
It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape. Thomas Jefferson Guilt 83
Guilt is a useless feeling. Its never enough to make you change directiononly enough to make you useless. Daniel Nayeri Guilt 81
Damn she was getting so tangled up by guilt and desire. Nikki in Texas Tangle Leah Braemel Guilt 78
When he says were forgiven lets unload the guilt. When he says were valuable lets believe him. . . . When he says were provided for lets stop worrying. Gods efforts are strongest when our efforts are useless Max Lucado Guilt 77
The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer. Albert Ellis Guilt 76
Life without industry is guilt. Industry without Art is Brutality. John Ruskin Guilt 76
For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt. Lillian Hellman Guilt 75
No one tape her deepest gifts through shame guilt or anger. In fact if you come from obligation others smell the sadness in your blood and they will run the other way Tama Kieves Guilt 73
It is criminal to steal a purse,daring to steal a fortune,a mark of greatness to steal a crown.The blame diminishes as the guilt increases. Friedrich von Schiller Guilt 71
We forget our guilt when we have confessed it to another, but the other does not usually forget it. Friedrich Nietzsche Guilt 70
When we played softball Id steal second base feel guilty and go back. Woody Allen Guilt 68
Merciful death! How you love your precious guilt. Anne Rice Guilt 65
If we are going to be kind let it be out of simple generosity not because we fear guilt or retribution. J.M. Coetzee Guilt 65
He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others: So they will try to reduce all others to their own level. Charles James Fox Guilt 64
All religions remind us that actions have consequences for which guilt can and must be acknowledged, forgiveness humbly begged, reconciliation sought. Kenneth L. Woodward Guilt 63
So full of artless jealousy is guilt It spills itself in fearing to be spilt. William Shakespeare Guilt 62
I am having so much fun performing, I feel almost guilty. I think, my God, I hope no one comes and busts me for this. David Crosby Guilt 60
No one blames her. That never matters said Alec. Not when you blame yourself. Cassandra Clare Guilt 58
Enough of this guilt he told her his voice reduced to a cracked whisper. Whats done is done. Alexis Steinhauer Guilt 58
Guilt loves the passive. Jonathan Price Guilt 56
The very presence of guilt, let alone its tenacity, implies imbalance: Something, we suspect, is getting more of our energy than warrants, at the expense of something else, we suspect, that deserves more of our energy than we Melinda M. Marshall Guilt 55
He who flees judgment confesses his guilt. Anonymous Guilt 55
I was just struggling with my inner vachette and pondering the depths of my own inhumanity. David Sedaris Guilt 55
When silence greeted her question she looked at Cainefor that was how he saw himself in that moment and in all the moments after his brothers murderer. V.S. Carnes Guilt 54
Guilt if there was any guilt spread out and diffused itself over everybody and everything. . . . Perhaps at some point in time at some spot in the world a moment of responsibility existed. Philip K. Dick Guilt 54
I often think of death. True. Suicide is a reasonable option. True. My sins are unpardonable. I stare at the question. My sins are unpardonable. I stare at the question. My sins are unpardonable. I leave it blank. James Frey Guilt 52
I would forget it fain But oh it presses to my memory Like damnd guilty deeds to sinners minds. I would be glad to forget about it but it weighs on my memory like sins linger in guilty minds. William Shakespeare Guilt 52
The guilt of newborns is immense. Georg Trakl Guilt 52
No one else could see all the bodies shed left behind but they were there looking at her. Or maybe that was just her looking at herself and not liking what she saw. Knowing she could never escape her own judging gaze. Paolo Bacigalupi Guilt 51
When I take a break even just a brief one the creative energy flows in. Only then do I have anything of value to share with others. Once I recognized this I stopped feeling guilty about taking time for myself. Holly Mosier Guilt 49

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