Quotes about Innocence
Be as wise as a fox. Be as harmless as a dove.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
He had the appeal of a very young dog of a very large breed -- a kind of amiable absurdity.
— Dorothy Sayers
So you shall purge from among you the guilt of shedding innocent blood, since you have done what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
— Deuteronomy 21:9
The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on innocence and gentleness.
— Samuel Johnson
The tragedy with growing up is not that we lose childishness in its simplicity, but that we lose childlikeness in its sublimity.
— Ravi Zacharias
The soul of a young girl should not be left in the dark; later on, mirages that are too abrupt and too lively are formed there, as in a dark chamber.
— Victor Hugo
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
— Isaiah 53:9
Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
— Genesis 20:5
Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say you're sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.
— Max Lucado
It was the beginning of the war. I was twelve years old, my parents were alive, and God still dwelt in our town.
— Elie Wiesel
The whole heaven is full of little cherub faces.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." MARK 10 : 15
— Sarah Young