A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

A cleere conscience is a sure carde.

Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and read more

Now conscience wakes despair
That slumber'd, wakes the bitter memory
Of what he was, what is, and what must be
Worse; of worse deeds worse sufferings must ensue!

Quiet is what home would be without children.

Quiet is what home would be without children.

To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's read more

To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's self.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

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.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

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.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.