“He who spares the guilty threatens the innocent”
Legal Maxim
“One threatens the innocent who spares the guilty.”
Edward Coke
“You could have gone in and told the court that you were guilty and spared your wife from ever having to go to prison. But instead, you will do and say anything to protect yourself. Isn't that right?”
Daniel Petrocelli
“Gather the flowers, but spare the buds.”
Andrew Marvell
“Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying”
Bible
“I'm just a hoofer with a spare set of tails”
Fred Astaire
“He that is rich need not live sparingly, and he that can live sparingly need not be rich”
Benjamin Franklin