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Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
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.]
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.
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.
Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.
