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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.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.
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.
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!
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
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.]
Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen read more
Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,
Die eine will sich von der andern trennen.]
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
