In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.
Lord ChesterfieldA man who owes a little can clear it off in a very little time, and, if he is a prudent man, will; whereas a man, who by long negligence, owes a great deal, despairs of ever being able to pay, and therefore never looks into his accounts at all.
Lord Chesterfield