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A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
A cleere conscience is a sure carde.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
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.
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.
Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good
Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he read more
Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he will thy friendly checks forego,
Thou art, oh! woe for me, his deadliest foe!
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
