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Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never
turn pale with guilt.
[Lat., Hic read more
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.]
O Conscience, into what abyss of fears
And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which
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O Conscience, into what abyss of fears
And horrors hast thou driven me, out of which
I find no way, from deep to deeper plunged.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
Guilty consciences always make people cowards.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
A conscience without God is like a court without a judge.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands
it.
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e read more
O faithful conscience, delicately pure, how doth a little failing
wound thee sore!
[It., O dignitosa coscienza e netta,
Come t' e picciol fallo amaro morso.]
They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.
