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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
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.
He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
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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.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.
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.]
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.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
