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.

Whom conscience, ne'er asleep,
Wounds with incessant strokes, not loud, but deep.

Whom conscience, ne'er asleep,
Wounds with incessant strokes, not loud, but deep.

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

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.

A bad conscience has a very good memory

A bad conscience has a very good memory

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good

Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good

A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it

Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it