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Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
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 heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.
A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never
turn pale with guilt.
[Lat., Hic read more
Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never
turn pale with guilt.
[Lat., Hic murus aeneus esto,
Nil conscire sibi, nulla pallescere culpa.]
No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!
No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!
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.
