He stole!' 'His intention went no further than a basket of bastirma.

The Jew was only an unpleasant accident, in respect whereof no guilt attached to him.

The case is clear, and yet, although I used to argue with him on the subject, I never could contrive to make him see it.

One thing is certain, and will prove to you the worth of good intentions.

He only meant to eat a basket of bastirma; therefore he felt great remorse when he devoured a Jew, and so became a saint for Paradise.