“The Yen Buddhists are the richest religious sect in the universe. They hold that the accumulation of money is a great evil and a burden to the soul. They therefore, regardless of personal hazard, see it as their unpleasant duty to acquire as much as possible in order to reduce the risk to innocent people.” PeopleSoulOrderUniverseEvilReligiousRiskHumourDutyBurdenInnocentBuddhistAcquireAccumulationHazardsSectsDiscworldReligious Sects Book:Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12) Source: Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12)
“When a felon's not engaged in his employment Or maturing his felonious little plans His capacity for innocent enjoyment Is just as great as any honest man's Ah! When constabulary duty's to be done A policeman's lot is not a happy one.” MenLittlesDonePlansHonestDutyCapacityInnocentEmploymentEngagedEnjoymentMaturePolicemenHonest ManFelons Author:Walter Raleigh
“Not to perceive the little weaknesses and the idle but innocent affectations of the company may be allowable as a sort of polite duty. The company will be pleased with you if you do, and most probably will not be reformed by you if you do not.” IfsMayLittlesCompanyDutyWeaknessInnocentPerceiveIdlePolitePoliteness Author:Lord Chesterfield
“Here, my dear Lucy, hide these books. Quick, quick! Fling "Peregrine Pickle" under the toilette -throw "Roderick Random" into the closet -put "The Innocent Adultery" into "The Whole Duty of Man"; thrust "Lord Aimworth" under the sofa! cram "Ovid" behind the bolster; there -put "The Man of Feeling" into your pocket. Now for them.” MenBookWholeFeelingsReadingBehindsLordHe ManDutyDearInnocentPocketsClosetsAdulteryThrustBook ReadingFlingLucySofasPickles Author:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“Innocent amusements are such as excite moderately, and such as produce a cheerful frame of mind, not boisterous mirth; such as refresh, instead of exhausting, the system; such as recur frequently, rather than continue long; such as send us back to our daily duties invigorated in body and spirit; such as we can partake of in the presence and society of respectable friends; such as consist with and are favorable to a grateful piety; such as are chastened by self-respect, and are accompanied with the consciousness that life has a higher end than to be amused.” LifeMindLongEndsSelfBodySpiritFunConsciousnessProduceDutyHigherGratefulInnocentSelf RespectCheerfulAmusementRespectablePietyExhaustingAmusedMirthFrame Of MindBoisterous Author:William Ellery Channing
“Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.” KnowsProblemFacesSufferingIndividualAnswersSilencePlansBloodDutyArmsWeaponsTradeCongressInnocentShamefulIndividuals And Society Author:Pope Francis
“Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.” DoeBornBloodDutyBlessedSacredInnocentInnocenceYield Author:Bryant H. McGill
“The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is one of the most vicious crimes conceivable, a violation of mankind's most basic duty to protect the innocent.” ChildrenMankindCrimeDutyProtectAbuseInnocentInnocenceExploitationViciousDomestic ViolenceViolation Author:James T. Walsh