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.

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.

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.

A good conscience is a continued Christmas.

A good conscience is a continued Christmas.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.

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.

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

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