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Quotes about Innocence

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
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 best people often have terrible lives. Job is one example, and Jesus—the ultimate 'Job,' the only truly, fully innocent sufferer — is another.
- Timothy Keller
He would have us like children who believe what their father tells them.
- Charles Spurgeon