Guilt Quotes

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt.[Wir sind nicht nur deshalb sündig, weil wir vom Baum der Erkenntnis gegessen haben, sondern auch deshalb, weil wir vom Baum des Lebens noch nicht gegessen haben. Sündig ist der Stand, in dem wir uns befinden, unabhängig von Schuld.]

Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critique on his own Works.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.[Der Grundsatz, nach dem ich entscheide, ist: Die Schuld ist immer zweifellos.]

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.

A minister is excusable for the evil he may do when the helm of the government is forced into his hands by storms of state; but when there is a calm, he is answerable for all the good he does not do.[Also known as:]Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.[Un ministre est excusable du mal qu’il fait lorsque le gouvernail de l’État est forcé dans sa main par les tempêtes ; mais dans le calme il est coupable de tout le bien qu’il ne fait pas.]

Encouragement following on the steps of blame, like sunshine after rain, is pregnant with fruitful results.

Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.