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Blameless Quotes

Wit and reflection on living without blame.

These quotes play with the idea of a blameless life, contrasting boring propriety with the excitement others find in someone's small indiscretions. One even nods to the ideal of walking blameless before God. They connect with quotes about Innocence.

Think of how many boring, blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretion of me.

Quotes by Sebastian Horsley

English churchmen have long gazed with love on the primitive church as the ideal of Christian perfection, the Eden wherein the first fathers of their faith walked blameless before God and passionless towards each other.

Quotes by Sabine Baring-Gould

Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.

Quotes by Pope Paul VI

I lead a life of blameless domesticity and always have done.

Quotes by Boris Johnson

Innocence Quotes

It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to avoid sexual intercourse like the plague.

Quotes by Angela Carter

Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

Quotes by Alexander Pope

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these blameless quotes serious or humorous?
Both, several quotes wink at the idea that a blameless life is actually a bit boring, while one takes a more solemn, religious view of walking blameless before God.
What religious reference appears in this collection?
One quote recalls English churchmen viewing the early church as an ideal of Christian perfection, where the faith's founders walked blameless before God, tying the word to a spiritual ideal.
Why do people search for blameless quotes?
People look for this word when describing a spotless reputation, a life free of scandal, or ironically, when pointing out how dull that life can be compared to others' indiscretions.
What does 'blameless domesticity' mean in one of the quotes?
It refers to a settled, uneventful home life kept free of scandal, used here almost self-mockingly by a speaker describing their own lifestyle.
What related quotes should I explore next?
Readers often continue to quotes about Innocence, since blamelessness and innocence share the same thread of being untouched by wrongdoing.

Whether describing lifelong 'domesticity' or the quiet dullness of a spotless reputation, these lines find humor and depth in blamelessness alike. Continue with quotes about Integrity and Purity.