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A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
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 quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
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.
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!
Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he read more
Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he will thy friendly checks forego,
Thou art, oh! woe for me, his deadliest foe!
