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[[File:Peter Paul Rubens - St Gregory the Great with Saints - WGA20424.jpg|thumb|In vain do they think themselves innocent who appropriate to their own use alone those goods which God gave in common; by not giving to others that which they themselves receive, they become homicides and murderers, inasmuch as in keeping for themselves those things which would alleviate the sufferings of the poor, we may say that every day they cause the death of as many persons as they might have fed and did not. When, therefore, we offer the means of living to the indigent, we do not give them anything of ours, but that which of right belongs to them. It is less a work of mercy which we perform than the payment of a debt. ~ [[Gregory the Great]]]]
'''[[w:Innocence|Innocence]]''' is a term that describes the lack of guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. It may also be used to indicate a general lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, sin, or wrongdoing.
== Quotes ==
*I'm innocent in my head, like a baby born dead.
**[[50 Cent]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeHzHNGdLAU "Patiently Waiting"] (2003), ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''‍'‍, New York City: Shady Records
* Every life is a march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.
** [[w:Lyman Abbott|Lyman Abbott]], quoted in ''The Seven Powerful Secrets of Emotional Sex'' (2005) by A. Vishwanath, p. 144.
* Summer has come and passed <br> The innocent can never last.▼
** [[Green Day|Billy J. Armstrong]],
* Innocence once lost can never be regained.▼
** [[w:James Frame|James Frame]], in ''Original Sin'' (1853).▼
* Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.
** [[Anatole France]], in ''Les Dieux Ont Soif'' [''The Gods Are Thirsty''] (1912), Chapter XV.
* There is a vast difference between innocence and stupidity.
* Innocence once lost, is lost forever.▼
** [[Esther Friesner]], ''Harlot’s Ruse,'' <small> (1986) {{ISBN|0-445-20208-4}}, </small> p. 23
** John Kitts, in "The Unreasonableness of Human Merit", ''The Primitive Church Magazine'' (1849).▼
* In vain do they think themselves innocent who appropriate to their own use alone those goods which God gave in common; by not giving to others that which they themselves receive, they become homicides and murderers, inasmuch as in keeping for themselves those things which would alleviate the sufferings of the poor, we may say that every day they cause the death of as many persons as they might have fed and did not. When, therefore, we offer the means of living to the indigent, we do not give them anything of ours, but that which of right belongs to them. It is less a work of mercy which we perform than the payment of a debt.
▲* Innocence once lost can never be regained.
** [[Gregory the Great]], quoted in [[George D. Herron]], ''Between Caesar and Jesus'' (1899), pp. 111-112.
▲** James Frame, in ''Original Sin'' (1853).
* 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.▼
▲* Summer has come and passed <br> The innocent can never last.
** [[w:Lise Hand|Lise Hand]], quoted in ''The Truth in Words : Inspiring Quotes for the Reflective Mind'' (2002) by Paras, p. 107.▼
▲** [[Green Day]], in "[[w:Wake Me Up When September Ends|Wake Me Up When September Ends]]".
* I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
** [[Jesus]] [[w:Christ|Christ]] in ''Matthew'' 10:16 (NIV).
▲* Innocence once lost, is lost forever.
▲* 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.
▲** [[w:John Kitts
▲** Lise Hand, quoted in ''The Truth in Words : Inspiring Quotes for the Reflective Mind'' (2002) by Paras, p. 107.
* Assuredly we bring not innocence
** [[John Milton]], ''[[Areopagitica]]'' (1644).
* '''Of what is great one must either be [[silent]] or speak with greatness.''' With greatness — that means [[cynically]] and with [[innocence]].
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* Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for a defense, and for a defense only. It is the safeguard of justice and the security of innocence.
** [[Adam Smith]], ''[[w:The Theory of Moral Sentiments|The Theory of Moral Sentiments]]'' (1759) Sect. II : Of Justice and Beneficence, Chapter 2.
* "Innocent people"? Nonsense! There's no such thing as an innocent person. We've all got a blemish or two in our hearts.
** Shi-Long Lang, [[Ace Attorney#Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth|Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth]] (2010)
* Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
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===''Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations''===
:<small>Quotes reported in ''[[Wikisource:Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)|Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations]]'' (1922), p. 395-96.</small>
* To see a world in a grain of sand,<br> And a heaven in a wild flower:<br>Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,<br> And eternity in an hour.
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* O mon Dieu, conserve-moi innocente, donne la grandeur aux autres!<br> O God, keep me innocent; make others great!
** [[w:Caroline Matilda of Great Britain|Caroline Matilda]], scratched on a window of the Castle Fredericksburg, Denmark.
* As innocent as a new-laid egg.
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