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Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen read more
Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,
Die eine will sich von der andern trennen.]
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.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
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 quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
The still small voice is wanted.
The still small voice is wanted.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
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.
Yet still there whispers the small voice within,
Heard through Gain's silence, and o'er Glory's din;
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Yet still there whispers the small voice within,
Heard through Gain's silence, and o'er Glory's din;
Whatever creed be taught or land be trod,
Man's conscience is the oracle of God.
