Quotes about Innocence
We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.
— Ronald Reagan
If national pride is ever justifiable or excusable it is when it springs, not from power or riches, grandeur or glory, but from conviction of national innocence, information and benevolence.
— John Adams
Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocence this side of the womb.
— Nadine Gordimer
His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of mans heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.
— William Golding
God wants a child's heart and a grownup's head.
— CS Lewis
The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must 'plead guilty' before God can declare us innocent.
— JC Ryle
If you care about the slaughter of the innocent, then for God's sake, speak up.
— RC Sproul
The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family
— Mother Teresa
God has been kind to dogs in no putting a sense of beauty into their heads.
— Milan Kundera
Jesus is the ultimate Job, the only truly innocent sufferer.
— Timothy Keller
God's deepest secrets often miss the wise and prudent and are revealed unto babes. We say, "Children, be like your parents." Jesus said, "Parents, be like your children."
— Vance Havner