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“An indiscriminate distrust of human nature is the worst consequence of a miserable condition, whether brought about by innocence or guilt. And though want of suspicion more than want of sense, sometimes leads a man into harm; yet too much suspicion is as bad as too little sense.”

Men Want Humans Littles Sometimes Too Much Worst Conditions Human Nature Consequence Guilt Harm Miserable Innocence Suspicion Distrust

Book:Israel Potter: Works of Melville

Source: Israel Potter: Works of Melville

“Guilt, though it may attain temporal splendor, can never confer real happiness; the evil consequences of our crimes long survive their commission, and, like the ghosts of the murdered, forever haunt the steps of the malefactor; while the paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly greatness, are always those of pleasantness and peace.”

May Long Real Evil Steps Forever Virtue Path Crime Greatness Consequence Guilt Ghost Worldly Splendor Real Happiness

Author:Walter Scott

“All religions remind us that actions have consequences for which guilt can and must be acknowledged, forgiveness humbly begged, reconciliation sought.”

Action Consequence Guilt Reconciliation Actions Have Consequences

Author:Kenneth L. Woodward

“At the end of the day, every child has learned the Lesson of Spin: Almost every wrong action can be stripped of consequences, along with the need for feelings of guilt and remorse.”

Needs Children Ends Feelings Action Lessons Consequence Guilt The End Of The Day Remorse Wrong Actions

Book:The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America

Source: The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America

“And yet, sometimes facts are no more than pitiful consequences, because guilt does not reside in our acts but in the intentions that give rise to our act. Everything turns on our intentions.”

Giving Doe Sometimes Facts Turns Consequence Guilt Intention Pitiful

Author:Sándor Márai

“WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt?”

Doubt Consequence Shame Guilt Instinct Speaking Out

Book:When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

Source: When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

“It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.”

Ifs Men Given Common Liberty Break Fate Rights Conditions Crime Eternal Empathy Consequence Guilt Active Punishment Apathy Prey Servitude Vigilance Eternal Vigilance Price Of Freedom

Author:John Philpot Curran