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    According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear
    on account of his deeds arise in his mind.
    [Lat., Conscia mens ut cuique sua est, ita concipit intra
    Pectora pro facto spemque metumque suo.]

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Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.

Conscience--the only incorruptible thing about us.

by Henry Fielding Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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A bad conscience has a very good memory

A bad conscience has a very good memory

by Source Unknown Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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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.

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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.]

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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.

by Izaak Walton Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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But at sixteen the conscience rarely gnaws
So much, as when we call our old debts in
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But at sixteen the conscience rarely gnaws
So much, as when we call our old debts in
At sixty years, and draw the accounts of evil,
And find a deuced balance with the devil.

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Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

by George Santayana Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never
turn pale with guilt.
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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.]

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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be
looking.

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