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The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.
A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
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.]
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!
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
A good conscience is a continued Christmas.
A good conscience is a continued Christmas.
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
