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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.]
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
A good conscience is a continued Christmas.
A good conscience is a continued Christmas.
Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.
Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.
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.
He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
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He that has light within his own clear breast
May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day:
But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts
Benighted walks under the mid-day sun;
Himself his own dungeon.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Let his tormentor conscience find him out.
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
