Innocence in genius, and candor in power, are both noble qualities.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Innocence is not virtue. Virtue demands the active employment of an ardent mind in the promotion of the general good. No man can be eminently virtuous who is not accustomed to an extensive range of reflection.
Innocence can be more powerful than experience.
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.
Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
I have always said that innocence is much more powerful than experience.
Lust and greed are more gullible than innocence.
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
Innocence is thought charming because it offers delightful possibilities for exploitation.
Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.