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The still small voice is wanted.
The still small voice is wanted.
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e read more
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e netta,
Come t' e picciol fallo amaro morso.]
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
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!
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
A good conscience is a continued Christmas.
A good conscience is a continued Christmas.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
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.]
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
