Quote by Lord Chesterfield
In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is alw

In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. – Lord Chesterfield

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Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Whos sorry for a gnat or girl? – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all. – Moli

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