Crime, like virtue, has its degrees;
And timid innocence was never known
To blossom suddenly into extreme license.


Phèdre (1677)

Jean Racine Quotes

Crime, like virtue, has its degrees; And timid innocence was never known To blossom suddenly into extreme license.

Crime, like virtue, has its degrees; And timid innocence was never known To blossom suddenly into extreme license.

Crime, like virtue, has its degrees; And timid innocence was never known To blossom suddenly into extreme license.

Crime, like virtue, has its degrees; And timid innocence was never known To blossom suddenly into extreme license.