Quotes About Mens

There is an ancient rule: actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea—"the act does not create guilt unless the mind is also guilty.

Men are likely to bring what are only their prejudices to the judgment of alien peoples. Avoiding that is one of the main purposes of education. But trying to prevent it by removing the authority of mens reason is to render ineffective the instrument that can correct their prejudices.

For something to be a crime there must be both an actus reus and mens rea — that is, a criminal act accompanied by a criminal state of mind.

She discussed her unhappiness with Mary Pereira, but the ayah only told her that there was no happiness to be gained from "the mens"; they made pickles together as they talked, and Amina stirred her disappointments into a hot lime chutney which never failed to bring tears to the eyes.

Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea [The act is not criminal unless the intent is criminal].

In die tijd zag ik het als de hoogste roeping van de mens om toerist te zijn. Het leven zelf een safari van drie weken naar Kenia. In de folders was het allemaal mooier, de giraffes vielen van dichtbij tegen en de reisleiders staakten, maar een vakantieliefde van een dag of twee behoorde nog altijd tot de mogelijkheden en ook de gitaarmuziek was best aardig.

Your Tim is so unmistakably a healthy extravert type. Mens stulta in corpore sano, and all that." "Exactly," she agreed.

May I remind you, Howard, that mens means the mind and mensa means a table? But I expect in your case the two things are the same. No, no, don't scratch your head, boy. You'll get splinters.