Quotes About Guilt

Indeed, Constance. All lawyers are guilty. But this one, I think, is more guilty than most.

On October 28, 2008, when Judge Paulo Micheli found Rudy Guede guilty of the crime of murder, following an abbreviated "fast track" trial, the killer of talented British college student Meredith Kercher was removed from society and placed safely behind bars, where he has resided ever since. That same day, the judge also ordered a case devoid of merit or motive to proceed to full trial against the victim's American roommate and her Italian boyfriend.

One little Indian left all alone, he went out and hanged himself and then there were none.

Be sure thy sin will find thee out.

And then there were none.

Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret.

Oh, my friend, have I not said to you all along that I have no proofs. It is one thing to know that a man is guilty, it is quite another matter to prove him so. And, in this case, there is terribly little evidence. That is the whole trouble.

There are crimes that cannot be brought home to their perpetrators. Instance the Rogerses'. Another instance, old Wargrave, who committed his murder strictly within the law.

It is one thing to know that a man is guilty, it is quite another matter to prove him so.

The trouble is that practically everything one does nowadays is illegal," said Giles gloomily. "That's why one has a permanent feeling of guilt.

Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine.

One little soldier boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were None.

Old sins have long shadows.

A good conscience makes a sound sleeper

Perhaps it was, what you don't realize, my dear (not having killed anyone) our judgement is distorted afterward and everything seems exaggerated.

That was what murder was-as easy as that! But afterwards you went on remembering...

No, no, my dear boy, that's where you're wrong. It's very easy to kill—so long as no one suspects you. And you see, the person in question is just the last person anyone would suspect!

Sabía que la secuela de las confidencias era la vergüenza

Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were Nine. Nine

Wargrave murdered Edward Seton all right, murdered him as surely as if he'd stuck a stiletto through him! But he was clever enough to do it from the judge's seat in wig and gown. So in the ordinary way you can't bring his little crime home to him.

Remorse," she said, with great gusto. "Remorse?

Yes; you see, having committed a murder, puts you in a position of great loneliness. You'd like to tell somebody all about it — and you never can. And that makes you want to all the more. And so — if you can't talk about how you did it, you can at least talk about the murder itself — discuss it, advanced theories — go over it. - Old Man Charles

Saber que uno ha hecho un mal irreversible a otro ser humano es la carga más pesada que puede tener nadie que soportar».

Yes, poor Sir Bartholomew's death has been rather a godsend to me. There's just an off chance, you see, that I might have murdered him. I've rather played up to that.