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Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
So may heaven's grace clear away the foam from the conscience,
that the river of thy thoughts may roll read more
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.]
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
Why should not Conscience have vacation
As well as other Courts o' th' nation?
Have equal power read more
Why should not Conscience have vacation
As well as other Courts o' th' nation?
Have equal power to adjourn,
Appoint appearance and return?
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.
A bad conscience has a very good memory
A bad conscience has a very good memory
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to read more
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to accuse.