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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.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.
God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.
There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.
There is great ability in knowing how to conceal one's ability.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
Oh! think what anxious moments pass between
The birth of plots, and their last fatal periods,
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Oh! think what anxious moments pass between
The birth of plots, and their last fatal periods,
Oh! 'tis a dreadful interval of time,
Filled up with horror all, and big with death!
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
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Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.
[Ger., Die Menschen gehen wie Schiesskugeln weiter, wenn sie
abgeglattet sind.]