You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
The Past lives o'er again,
In its effects, and to the guilty spirit
The ever-frowning Present is read more
The Past lives o'er again,
In its effects, and to the guilty spirit
The ever-frowning Present is its image.
A quiet conscience makes one so serene!
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded
That all the read more
A quiet conscience makes one so serene!
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
read more
He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself his own dungeon.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.
Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.