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    So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience,
    that the river of thy thoughts may roll limpid thenceforth,
    [It., Se toso grazia risolva le schiume
    Di vostra conscienza, si che chiaro
    Per essa scenda della mente il fiume.]

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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.

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Let his tormentor conscience find him out.

Let his tormentor conscience find him out.

by John Milton Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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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.]

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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.

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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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A bad conscience has a very good memory

A bad conscience has a very good memory

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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.

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Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and read more

Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and what must be
Worse; of worse deeds worse sufferings must ensue!

by John Milton Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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