Descent Quote by Edward Young

You cannot lay remorse upon the innocent nor lift it from the heart of the guilty. Unbidden shall it call in the night, that…

— Khalil Gibran

“When men are given the power to judge themselves, no guilt will ever be found”

— David Ellsworth

Presumptions of guilt or innocence may sometimes be strengthened or weakened by the place of birth and kind of education and associates a man…

— Levi Woodbury

Guilt is a rope that wears thin.

— Ayn Rand

Self redemption is the first step to exoneration from guilt.

— Dennis E Adonis

“I knew in the end the guilt of one side did not prove the innocence of the other. —”

— Sara Nović

“Guilt requires absolution”

— Lauren Oliver

We each begin in innocence. We all become guilty.

— Anonymous

“The guilty are always the most prone to establish complementary guilt, and the most unforgiving thereafter.”

— Tanith Lee

Guilt is ever at a loss, and confusion waits upon it; when innocence and bold truth are always ready for expression.

— William Congreve

“When a man admits guilt we have to believe him. We cannot set ourselves to proving to him that he is wrong. Otherwise the…

— Hilary Mantel

“Only afterward did the guilt set in--the guilt that for a few minutes he let himself stop feeling guilty.”

— Tiffany Reisz