Famous quotes containing the word crimes:
“Of all crimes the worst
Is to steal the glory
From the great and brave,
Even more accursed
Than to rob the grave.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire Who gained by it? Mans character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (10643 B.C.)
“Therefore with idle hands and head I sit
In late December before the fires daze
Punished by crimes of which I would be quit.”
—Allen Tate (18991979)
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