According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear
on account of his deeds arise read more

According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear
on account of his deeds arise in his mind.
[Lat., Conscia mens ut cuique sua est, ita concipit intra
Pectora pro facto spemque metumque suo.]

Guilty consciences always make people cowards.

Guilty consciences always make people cowards.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.

Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and read more

Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and what must be
Worse; of worse deeds worse sufferings must ensue!

O Conscience, into what abyss of fears
And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which
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O Conscience, into what abyss of fears
And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which
I find no way, from deep to deeper plunged.

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.

A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

A cleere conscience is a sure carde.