| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Innocence |
| | | An innocent man needs no eloquence. Ben Jonson. | 1 |
| He’s armed without that’s innocent within. Pope. | 2 |
| He that is innocent may well be confident. | 3 |
| I dare defend my innocent life against an emperor. Shakespeare. | 4 |
| Innocence finds not near so much protection as guilt. Rochefoucauld. | 5 |
| Innocence is a wall of brass. Massinger. | 6 |
| Innocence is like an umbrella: when once we’ve lost it we must never hope to see it back again. Punch. | 7 |
| Innocence is no protection. | 8 |
| Innocence itself sometimes hath need of a mark. | 9 |
| Innocent actions carry their warrant with them. | 10 |
| Oh, keep me innocent—make others great. Caroline of Denmark. | 11 |
| The breastplate of innocence is not always scandal proof. | 12 |
| The first of all virtues is innocence; modesty the second. Greek. | 13 |
| The innocent are gay. Cowper. | 14 |
| The silence often of pure innocence persuades when reason fails. Shakespeare. | 15 |
| The surest panoply is innocence. | 16 |
| What can innocence hope for, when such as sit her judges are corrupted. Massinger. | 17 | | |
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